Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 16.4% cheaper than Marshall Islands.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Marshall Islands, you would:
pay 39.1% less for restaurants
Marshall Islands
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Bolivia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.75
|
$3.17
BOB21.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$6.97
BOB48.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
|
$1.02
BOB7.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
|
$0.76
BOB5.24
|
|
pay 58.6% less for groceries
Marshall Islands
|
Bolivia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$1.30
BOB8.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.75
|
$2.66
BOB18.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$3.48
BOB24.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
|
$1.93
BOB13.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.67
BOB11.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
BOB3.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.64
BOB4.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
BOB4.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
Marshall Islands
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
|
$2.02
BOB13.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.17
BOB180.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
|
$16,174.39
BOB111,634.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.25
|
$13.68
BOB94.40
|
|
pay 63.3% less for housing
Marshall Islands
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Bolivia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.00
|
$48.31
BOB333.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.00
|
$311.39
BOB2,149.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$215.91
BOB1,490.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.42
|
$30.22
BOB208.58
|
|
pay 17.1% more for childcare
Marshall Islands
|
Bolivia
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$178.93
BOB1,234.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,046.67
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,137.73
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
Marshall Islands
|
Bolivia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.94
BOB13.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
|
$2.50
BOB17.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.89
BOB19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
|
$40.81
BOB281.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.69
BOB46.20
|
|
pay 25.9% more for clothing
Marshall Islands
|
Bolivia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$45.46
BOB313.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$51.97
BOB358.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$65.38
BOB451.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$58.33
BOB402.61
|
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