Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 47.3% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 55.3% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.39
|
$3.44
Bs23.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$14.87
|
$6.51
Bs45.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.67
|
$0.97
Bs6.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.15
|
$0.75
Bs5.18
|
|
pay 45.2% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$3.02
|
$1.28
Bs8.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.18
|
$2.45
Bs16.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.53
|
$3.60
Bs24.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.57
|
$1.54
Bs10.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.31
|
$1.77
Bs12.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
$0.98
Bs6.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
$0.47
Bs3.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
$0.51
Bs3.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
$0.60
Bs4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
$0.55
Bs3.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
$0.52
Bs3.58
|
|
pay 43.3% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.20
|
$2.03
Bs14.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$118.99
|
$31.11
Bs215.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,582.26
|
$15,452.82
Bs106,913.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.50
|
$15.23
Bs105.36
|
|
pay 51.4% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$89.05
|
$52.88
Bs365.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,448.34
|
$306.54
Bs2,120.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,214.37
|
$213.11
Bs1,474.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$166.33
|
$29.25
Bs202.40
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,057.28
|
$170.51
Bs1,179.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,831.47
|
$3,636.74
Bs25,161.57
|
|
pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.89
|
$2.13
Bs14.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.39
|
$2.36
Bs16.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$39.17
|
$2.73
Bs18.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$68.11
|
$41.42
Bs286.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.82
|
$7.53
Bs52.11
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$110.65
|
$41.05
Bs283.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$71.92
|
$48.50
Bs335.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$164.99
|
$65.57
Bs453.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$187.94
|
$57.30
Bs396.43
|
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