Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 46.6% cheaper than Mississippi.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Mississippi, you would:
pay 51.3% less for restaurants
Mississippi
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.29
|
$3.17
BOB21.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
|
$6.97
BOB48.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
|
$1.02
BOB7.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
|
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
|
pay 51.2% less for groceries
Mississippi
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.93
|
$1.30
BOB9.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.44
|
$2.66
BOB18.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
|
$3.48
BOB24.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
|
$1.93
BOB13.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.70
|
$1.67
BOB11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
|
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
|
pay 28.7% less for transportation
Mississippi
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.86
|
$2.02
BOB13.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
|
$26.17
BOB180.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,721.76
|
$16,174.39
BOB111,749.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.83
|
$13.68
BOB94.50
|
|
pay 62.6% less for housing
Mississippi
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.27
|
$48.31
BOB333.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,083.04
|
$311.39
BOB2,151.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$973.61
|
$215.91
BOB1,491.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.71
|
$30.22
BOB208.80
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
Mississippi
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,753.67
|
$178.93
BOB1,236.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,930.57
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,162.67
|
|
pay 39.8% less for entertainment and sports
Mississippi
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.57
|
$1.94
BOB13.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
|
$2.50
BOB17.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.45
|
$2.89
BOB19.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
|
$40.81
BOB281.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.71
|
$6.69
BOB46.25
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
Mississippi
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.85
|
$45.46
BOB314.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.71
|
$51.97
BOB359.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.14
|
$65.38
BOB451.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.52
|
$58.33
BOB403.03
|
|
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