Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 3.6% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 38.9% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
Zambia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
|
pay 9.9% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
|
pay 24.9% less for housing
Zambia
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
|
pay 37.2% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
|
pay 60.3% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
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