Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 41.1% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 45.9% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,635.11
|
$3.17
BOB21.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.77
|
$6.97
BOB48.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC988.32
|
$1.02
BOB7.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC760.28
|
$0.76
BOB5.24
|
|
pay 45.8% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.36
|
$1.30
BOB8.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,024.64
|
$2.66
BOB18.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,540.12
|
$3.48
BOB24.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.48
|
$1.93
BOB13.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,095.94
|
$1.67
BOB11.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,007.42
|
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC317.55
|
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC553.29
|
$0.54
BOB3.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC598.55
|
$0.64
BOB4.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC557.60
|
$0.65
BOB4.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC541.68
|
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
|
pay 39.1% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,916.59
|
$2.02
BOB13.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,442.38
|
$26.17
BOB180.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,588,663.86
|
$16,174.39
BOB111,634.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,179.08
|
$13.68
BOB94.40
|
|
pay 40.9% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,538.88
|
$48.31
BOB333.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC374,483.10
|
$311.39
BOB2,149.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC266,398.42
|
$215.91
BOB1,490.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC32,751.72
|
$30.22
BOB208.58
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC243,826.85
|
$178.93
BOB1,234.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,078,002.16
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,137.73
|
|
pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,519.49
|
$1.94
BOB13.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,757.30
|
$2.50
BOB17.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,217.12
|
$2.89
BOB19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC28,863.32
|
$40.81
BOB281.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,818.34
|
$6.69
BOB46.20
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,581.97
|
$45.46
BOB313.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,013.17
|
$51.97
BOB358.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,091.11
|
$65.38
BOB451.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC48,745.56
|
$58.33
BOB402.61
|
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