Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 20.5% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 28.1% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$3.44
BOB23.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$6.51
BOB45.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA657
|
$0.97
BOB6.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA586
|
$0.75
BOB5.19
|
|
pay 12.6% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$1.28
BOB8.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
$2.45
BOB17.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
$3.60
BOB24.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
$1.54
BOB10.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
$1.77
BOB12.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA626
|
$0.98
BOB6.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA393
|
$0.47
BOB3.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA556
|
$0.51
BOB3.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
$0.60
BOB4.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA314
|
$0.55
BOB3.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA265
|
$0.52
BOB3.59
|
|
pay 22.5% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
$2.03
BOB14.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
$31.11
BOB215.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
$15,452.82
BOB107,035.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
$15.23
BOB105.48
|
|
pay 42.6% less for housing
Senegal
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
$52.88
BOB366.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
$306.54
BOB2,123.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
$213.11
BOB1,476.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
$29.25
BOB202.63
|
|
pay 29.5% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
$170.51
BOB1,181.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
$3,636.74
BOB25,190.28
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$2.13
BOB14.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
$2.36
BOB16.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$2.73
BOB18.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
$41.42
BOB286.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$7.53
BOB52.17
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
$41.05
BOB284.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
$48.50
BOB335.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
$65.57
BOB454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
$57.30
BOB396.89
|
|
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