Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 44.1% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 40.2% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Bolivia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
$3.17
BOB21.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
$6.97
BOB48.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$1.02
BOB7.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
|
pay 48.8% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.30
BOB9.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$2.66
BOB18.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
$3.48
BOB24.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
$1.93
BOB13.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$1.67
BOB11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
|
pay 85.9% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
$2.02
BOB13.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
$26.17
BOB180.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
$16,174.39
BOB111,749.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
$13.68
BOB94.50
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Bolivia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
$48.31
BOB333.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
$311.39
BOB2,151.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
$215.91
BOB1,491.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
$30.22
BOB208.80
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
$178.93
BOB1,236.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,162.67
|
|
pay 74.0% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$1.94
BOB13.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$2.50
BOB17.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$2.89
BOB19.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
$40.81
BOB281.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
$6.69
BOB46.25
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
$45.46
BOB314.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
$51.97
BOB359.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
$65.38
BOB451.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
$58.33
BOB403.03
|
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