Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 59.2% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 59.3% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Bolivia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.79
|
$3.44
Bs23.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
$6.51
Bs45.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.03
|
$0.97
Bs6.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.40
|
$0.75
Bs5.21
|
|
pay 51.3% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.70
|
$1.28
Bs8.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.52
|
$2.45
Bs17.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.43
|
$3.60
Bs25.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.69
|
$1.54
Bs10.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.42
|
$1.77
Bs12.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.31
|
$0.98
Bs6.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.91
|
$0.47
Bs3.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.51
Bs3.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.29
|
$0.60
Bs4.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.55
Bs3.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.52
Bs3.60
|
|
pay 56.5% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.49
|
$2.03
Bs14.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.72
|
$31.11
Bs216.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,175.00
|
$15,452.82
Bs107,432.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.27
|
$15.23
Bs105.87
|
|
pay 65.2% less for housing
Jersey
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.68
|
$52.88
Bs367.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,435.12
|
$306.54
Bs2,131.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,307.24
|
$213.11
Bs1,481.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£116.16
|
$29.25
Bs203.38
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,578.98
|
$170.51
Bs1,185.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,773.65
|
$3,636.74
Bs25,283.70
|
|
pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.72
|
$2.13
Bs14.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.48
|
$2.36
Bs16.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.26
|
$2.73
Bs19.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.34
|
$41.42
Bs287.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.93
|
$7.53
Bs52.36
|
|
pay 37.5% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Bolivia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.73
|
$41.05
Bs285.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.49
|
$48.50
Bs337.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.81
|
$65.57
Bs455.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£93.07
|
$57.30
Bs398.36
|
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