Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 34.4% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 82.7% more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
IDR28,245.41
|
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
IDR56,054.09
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
IDR10,150.34
|
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
IDR6,034.86
|
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
|
pay 11.0% less for groceries
Indonesia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
IDR18,978.65
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
IDR59,029.54
|
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
IDR81,514.49
|
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
IDR25,021.09
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
IDR23,816.99
|
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
IDR18,786.90
|
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
IDR9,179.54
|
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,871.51
|
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
IDR7,702.26
|
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,609.75
|
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,717.56
|
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
|
pay 87.9% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
IDR49,365.43
|
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
IDR189,798.95
|
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
IDR420,964,843.70
|
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
IDR66,496.39
|
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
|
pay 20.3% more for housing
Indonesia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
IDR536,788.83
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
IDR3,951,915.34
|
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
IDR2,603,119.39
|
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
IDR673,183.02
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
|
pay 6.7% more for childcare
Indonesia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
IDR1,703,844.24
|
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
IDR108,307,341.72
|
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
|
pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
IDR43,228.64
|
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
IDR28,342.44
|
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
IDR34,086.69
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
IDR451,031.31
|
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR53,538.33
|
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
|
pay 12.3% more for clothing
Indonesia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
IDR656,336.48
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
IDR484,664.98
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
IDR1,070,030.36
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
IDR997,814.30
|
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
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