Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 46.9% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 53.2% less for restaurants
Illinois
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$3.44
BOB23.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$6.51
BOB45.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.97
BOB6.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$0.75
BOB5.19
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
Illinois
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$1.28
BOB8.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$2.45
BOB17.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$3.60
BOB24.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$1.54
BOB10.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$1.77
BOB12.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$0.98
BOB6.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.47
BOB3.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$0.51
BOB3.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.60
BOB4.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.55
BOB3.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.52
BOB3.59
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Illinois
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$2.03
BOB14.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
$31.11
BOB215.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
$15,452.82
BOB107,035.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$15.23
BOB105.48
|
|
pay 62.1% less for housing
Illinois
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
$52.88
BOB366.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$306.54
BOB2,123.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$213.11
BOB1,476.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$29.25
BOB202.63
|
|
pay 79.0% less for childcare
Illinois
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
$170.51
BOB1,181.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$3,636.74
BOB25,190.28
|
|
pay 39.1% less for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$2.13
BOB14.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$2.36
BOB16.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$2.73
BOB18.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$41.42
BOB286.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$7.53
BOB52.17
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
Illinois
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$41.05
BOB284.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$48.50
BOB335.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
$65.57
BOB454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$57.30
BOB396.89
|
|
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