Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 41.4% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 42.0% more for restaurants
|
Bolivia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.17
BOB21.91
|
$6.00
LBP536,915
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
BOB48.20
|
$7.00
LBP626,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
BOB7.03
|
$1.51
LBP135,449
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
$0.98
LBP87,497
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
BOB9.01
|
$0.56
LBP49,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
BOB18.41
|
$3.99
LBP356,615
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
BOB24.06
|
$5.67
LBP507,459
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
BOB13.39
|
$1.89
LBP169,082
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
BOB11.53
|
$3.02
LBP270,110
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
BOB6.14
|
$0.53
LBP47,440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$0.41
LBP36,673
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$0.29
LBP26,202
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
$0.43
LBP38,659
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
$0.29
LBP25,504
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
$0.38
LBP33,571
|
|
pay 67.1% more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.02
BOB14.00
|
$3.51
LBP314,260
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.17
BOB181.11
|
$65.22
LBP5,836,029
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,174.39
BOB111,920.97
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,287,109
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
BOB94.65
|
$13.50
LBP1,208,058
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.31
BOB334.26
|
$50.62
LBP4,530,217
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.39
BOB2,154.71
|
$485.94
LBP43,484,493
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$215.91
BOB1,494.01
|
$247.12
LBP22,113,311
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.22
BOB209.12
|
$178.38
LBP15,962,683
|
|
pay 8.2% more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$178.93
BOB1,238.15
|
$230.00
LBP20,581,728
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,497.25
BOB24,199.70
|
$3,075.00
LBP275,168,752
|
|
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
BOB13.40
|
$3.00
LBP268,457
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
BOB17.27
|
$1.74
LBP155,811
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.89
BOB19.97
|
$2.29
LBP204,922
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.81
BOB282.38
|
$40.17
LBP3,594,345
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
BOB46.32
|
$6.75
LBP604,029
|
|
pay 36.6% more for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.46
BOB314.59
|
$59.34
LBP5,310,421
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.97
BOB359.61
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,799
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
BOB452.41
|
$95.60
LBP8,554,414
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.33
BOB403.64
|
$96.43
LBP8,628,985
|
|
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