Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 31.0% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
L£906,422
|
$3.44
Bs23.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
L£677,058
|
$6.51
Bs44.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
L£201,068
|
$0.97
Bs6.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
L£65,685
|
$0.75
Bs5.15
|
|
pay 9.4% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
L£60,287
|
$1.28
Bs8.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
L£498,229
|
$2.45
Bs16.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
L£1,101,884
|
$3.60
Bs24.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
L£205,763
|
$1.54
Bs10.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
L£235,262
|
$1.77
Bs12.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
L£81,203
|
$0.98
Bs6.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
L£50,187
|
$0.47
Bs3.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
L£48,311
|
$0.51
Bs3.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
L£55,604
|
$0.60
Bs4.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
L£47,662
|
$0.55
Bs3.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
L£40,042
|
$0.52
Bs3.56
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
L£326,889
|
$2.03
Bs13.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,620,953
|
$31.11
Bs214.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
L£1,983,808,734
|
$15,452.82
Bs106,304.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
L£1,506,803
|
$15.23
Bs104.76
|
|
pay 46.7% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
L£5,196,580
|
$52.88
Bs363.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
L£63,499,924
|
$306.54
Bs2,108.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
L£33,118,234
|
$213.11
Bs1,466.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
L£11,757,249
|
$29.25
Bs201.25
|
|
pay 33.9% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
L£28,605,482
|
$170.51
Bs1,173.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
L£409,364,162
|
$3,636.74
Bs25,018.18
|
|
pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
L£234,045
|
$2.13
Bs14.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
L£260,317
|
$2.36
Bs16.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
L£302,736
|
$2.73
Bs18.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
L£5,753,344
|
$41.42
Bs284.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
L£802,439
|
$7.53
Bs51.81
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
L£5,747,101
|
$41.05
Bs282.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
L£4,792,347
|
$48.50
Bs333.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
L£10,861,724
|
$65.57
Bs451.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
L£11,497,918
|
$57.30
Bs394.18
|
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