Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 44.5% cheaper than Iowa.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
Iowa
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.62
|
$3.44
BOB23.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
|
$6.51
BOB44.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$0.97
BOB6.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
|
pay 52.5% less for groceries
Iowa
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
|
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.42
|
$3.60
BOB24.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.42
|
$1.77
BOB12.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.52
|
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
|
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$0.60
BOB4.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.55
BOB3.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
|
pay 23.9% less for transportation
Iowa
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$2.03
BOB13.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.33
|
$31.11
BOB214.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,180.36
|
$15,452.82
BOB106,680.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.77
|
$15.23
BOB105.13
|
|
pay 60.3% less for housing
Iowa
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.34
|
$52.88
BOB365.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$970.95
|
$306.54
BOB2,116.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$657.81
|
$213.11
BOB1,471.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.85
|
$29.25
BOB201.96
|
|
pay 79.4% less for childcare
Iowa
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$907.34
|
$170.51
BOB1,177.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,239.17
|
$3,636.74
BOB25,106.77
|
|
pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports
Iowa
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.64
|
$2.13
BOB14.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
|
$2.36
BOB16.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.77
|
$2.73
BOB18.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.83
|
$41.42
BOB285.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.60
|
$7.53
BOB52.00
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Iowa
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.72
|
$41.05
BOB283.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.28
|
$48.50
BOB334.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.53
|
$65.57
BOB452.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.28
|
$57.30
BOB395.57
|
|
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