Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 16.1% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Romania, you would:
pay 23.1% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Bolivia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.16
|
$3.44
BOB23.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
$6.51
BOB45.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.03
|
$0.97
BOB6.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.58
|
$0.75
BOB5.19
|
|
pay 14.0% more for groceries
Romania
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
$1.28
BOB8.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.22
|
$2.45
BOB17.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.13
|
$3.60
BOB24.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
$1.54
BOB10.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.35
|
$1.77
BOB12.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.00
|
$0.98
BOB6.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.74
|
$0.47
BOB3.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.70
|
$0.51
BOB3.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.06
|
$0.60
BOB4.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$0.55
BOB3.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$0.52
BOB3.59
|
|
pay 40.0% more for transportation
Romania
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.08
|
$2.03
BOB14.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.32
|
$31.11
BOB215.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
$15,452.82
BOB107,035.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.42
|
$15.23
BOB105.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Romania
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
$52.88
BOB366.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
$306.54
BOB2,123.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON986.88
|
$213.11
BOB1,476.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
$29.25
BOB202.63
|
|
pay 36.9% less for childcare
Romania
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
$170.51
BOB1,181.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
$3,636.74
BOB25,190.28
|
|
pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.34
|
$2.13
BOB14.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.39
|
$2.36
BOB16.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
$2.73
BOB18.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON164.38
|
$41.42
BOB286.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.27
|
$7.53
BOB52.17
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Romania
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
$41.05
BOB284.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
$48.50
BOB335.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
$65.57
BOB454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON362.02
|
$57.30
BOB396.89
|
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