Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 71.7% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 74.3% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Slovakia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.17
BOB21.91
|
$7.61
€7.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
BOB48.20
|
$7.82
€7.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
BOB7.03
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
$1.43
€1.32
|
|
pay 53.1% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Slovakia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
BOB9.01
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
BOB18.41
|
$5.86
€5.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
BOB24.06
|
$3.88
€3.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
BOB13.39
|
$3.34
€3.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
BOB11.53
|
$3.17
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
BOB6.14
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 67.5% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.02
BOB14.00
|
$6.56
€6.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.17
BOB181.11
|
$26.03
€23.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,174.39
BOB111,920.97
|
$25,571.83
€23,554.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
BOB94.65
|
$12.02
€11.07
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.31
BOB334.26
|
$19.97
€18.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.39
BOB2,154.71
|
$574.42
€529.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$215.91
BOB1,494.01
|
$479.28
€441.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.22
BOB209.12
|
$175.37
€161.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$178.93
BOB1,238.15
|
$376.22
€346.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,497.25
BOB24,199.70
|
$7,374.05
€6,792.29
|
|
pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
BOB13.40
|
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
BOB17.27
|
$2.33
€2.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.89
BOB19.97
|
$5.14
€4.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.81
BOB282.38
|
$40.30
€37.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
BOB46.32
|
$8.28
€7.62
|
|
pay 20.9% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.46
BOB314.59
|
$65.69
€60.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.97
BOB359.61
|
$36.31
€33.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
BOB452.41
|
$80.32
€73.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.33
BOB403.64
|
$85.31
€78.58
|
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