Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 73.4% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 54.4% more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS405.77
|
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS348.71
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.79
|
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.53
|
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
|
pay 52.7% more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.88
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS336.28
|
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS249.44
|
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS138.89
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.14
|
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.13
|
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.72
|
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS78.95
|
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.74
|
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS246.61
|
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS557.94
|
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,784,014.62
|
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS205.42
|
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
|
pay 88.5% more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.29
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,292.21
|
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,889.64
|
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.55
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
|
pay 14.7% less for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,490.26
|
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
|
pay 76.3% more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS127.93
|
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.27
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,879.55
|
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS278.97
|
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
|
pay 31.3% more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,978.15
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,051.00
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,523.05
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,348.34
|
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
|
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