Cost of living comparison
Chile is 44.8% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Chile instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 58.4% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.17
BOB21.91
|
$7.70
CLF0.2600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
BOB48.20
|
$7.45
CLF0.2500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
BOB7.03
|
$1.36
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 43.4% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
BOB9.01
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
BOB18.41
|
$5.20
CLF0.1700
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
BOB24.06
|
$4.47
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
BOB13.39
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
BOB11.53
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
BOB6.14
|
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 55.1% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.02
BOB14.00
|
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.17
BOB181.11
|
$36.91
CLF1.2300
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,174.39
BOB111,920.97
|
$16,597.16
CLF552.1200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
BOB94.65
|
$14.85
CLF0.4900
|
|
pay 69.7% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.31
BOB334.26
|
$24.66
CLF0.8200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.39
BOB2,154.71
|
$479.74
CLF15.9600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$215.91
BOB1,494.01
|
$367.24
CLF12.2200
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.22
BOB209.12
|
$91.70
CLF3.0500
|
|
pay 65.2% more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$178.93
BOB1,238.15
|
$331.55
CLF11.0300
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,497.25
BOB24,199.70
|
$5,075.15
CLF168.8300
|
|
pay 25.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
BOB13.40
|
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
BOB17.27
|
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.89
BOB19.97
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.81
BOB282.38
|
$40.42
CLF1.3400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
BOB46.32
|
$5.92
CLF0.2000
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.46
BOB314.59
|
$45.70
CLF1.5200
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.97
BOB359.61
|
$28.96
CLF0.9600
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
BOB452.41
|
$64.62
CLF2.1500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.33
BOB403.64
|
$77.03
CLF2.5600
|
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