Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 76.0% more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 29.7% more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$3.17
BOB21.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$6.97
BOB48.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$1.02
BOB7.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
Eritrea
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.30
BOB9.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$2.66
BOB18.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$3.48
BOB24.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.93
BOB13.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$1.67
BOB11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
|
pay 53.4% more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$2.02
BOB13.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$26.17
BOB180.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$16,174.39
BOB111,755.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$13.68
BOB94.51
|
|
pay 28.1% less for housing
Eritrea
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$48.31
BOB333.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$311.39
BOB2,151.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$215.91
BOB1,491.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$30.22
BOB208.81
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$178.93
BOB1,236.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,163.91
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.94
BOB13.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$2.50
BOB17.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$2.89
BOB19.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$40.81
BOB281.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$6.69
BOB46.25
|
|
pay 45.4% less for clothing
Eritrea
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$45.46
BOB314.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$51.97
BOB359.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$65.38
BOB451.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$58.33
BOB403.05
|
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