Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 4.6 times more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Switzerland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.17
BOB21.91
|
$25.29
CHF22.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
BOB48.20
|
$16.39
CHF14.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
BOB7.03
|
$4.49
CHF4.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
$4.05
CHF3.66
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
BOB9.01
|
$3.46
CHF3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
BOB18.41
|
$12.71
CHF11.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
BOB24.06
|
$6.96
CHF6.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
BOB13.39
|
$6.50
CHF5.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
BOB11.53
|
$12.35
CHF11.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
BOB6.14
|
$1.53
CHF1.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
$2.51
CHF2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
$1.03
CHF0.93
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.02
BOB14.00
|
$7.75
CHF7.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.17
BOB181.11
|
$108.37
CHF97.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,174.39
BOB111,920.97
|
$35,253.06
CHF31,823.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
BOB94.65
|
$41.64
CHF37.59
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.31
BOB334.26
|
$52.30
CHF47.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.39
BOB2,154.71
|
$1,574.30
CHF1,421.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$215.91
BOB1,494.01
|
$1,317.64
CHF1,189.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.22
BOB209.12
|
$173.73
CHF156.83
|
|
pay 11.4 times more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$178.93
BOB1,238.15
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,222.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,497.25
BOB24,199.70
|
$31,407.01
CHF28,351.86
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
BOB13.40
|
$7.36
CHF6.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
BOB17.27
|
$5.23
CHF4.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.89
BOB19.97
|
$9.76
CHF8.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.81
BOB282.38
|
$84.81
CHF76.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
BOB46.32
|
$20.50
CHF18.50
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.46
BOB314.59
|
$120.31
CHF108.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.97
BOB359.61
|
$60.46
CHF54.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
BOB452.41
|
$130.36
CHF117.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.33
BOB403.64
|
$165.15
CHF149.09
|
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