Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 48.2% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Israel, you would:
pay 64.4% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Bolivia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪66.52
|
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.28
|
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.10
|
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
|
pay 37.3% less for groceries
Israel
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.52
|
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.59
|
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.39
|
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.00
|
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.75
|
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.90
|
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪2.99
|
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
Israel
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.08
|
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪211.28
|
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪59.50
|
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
|
pay 32.6% less for housing
Israel
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
Israel
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
|
pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.10
|
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪12.94
|
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪236.82
|
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.20
|
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
|
pay 38.9% less for clothing
Israel
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪462.46
|
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
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