Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 72.6% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 36.9% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
$3.44
Bs23.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,865
|
$6.51
Bs45.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS358
|
$0.97
Bs6.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SOS243
|
$0.75
Bs5.21
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS667
|
$1.28
Bs8.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,420
|
$2.45
Bs17.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,050
|
$3.60
Bs25.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,299
|
$1.54
Bs10.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,081
|
$1.77
Bs12.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS964
|
$0.98
Bs6.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS381
|
$0.47
Bs3.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS728
|
$0.51
Bs3.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS239
|
$0.60
Bs4.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS274
|
$0.55
Bs3.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS277
|
$0.52
Bs3.60
|
|
pay 17.2% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,205
|
$2.03
Bs14.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,349
|
$31.11
Bs216.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,798,125
|
$15,452.82
Bs107,432.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,500
|
$15.23
Bs105.87
|
|
pay 42.8% more for housing
Somalia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,489
|
$52.88
Bs367.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS113,191
|
$306.54
Bs2,131.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,581
|
$213.11
Bs1,481.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,963
|
$29.25
Bs203.38
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,720
|
$170.51
Bs1,185.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS544,265
|
$3,636.74
Bs25,283.70
|
|
pay 46.0% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,583
|
$2.13
Bs14.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS641
|
$2.36
Bs16.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,103
|
$2.73
Bs19.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,681
|
$41.42
Bs287.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
$7.53
Bs52.36
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,336
|
$41.05
Bs285.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,745
|
$48.50
Bs337.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,222
|
$65.57
Bs455.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,314
|
$57.30
Bs398.36
|
|
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