Bolivia vs Brazil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia Brazil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1714
$1754
🏠 One person rent
$310
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$524
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$411
$419
💸 GDP per capita
$3686
$10295
😃 Human freedom index
6.88
7.18
❤️ Life expectancy
64.9
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
34
🌐 English speaking %
4%
5.6%
🎓 Higher education
43
92
😀 Quality of life
34
39
🏙️ Population
12.2M
203M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($702) is 3% more expensive than in Brazil ($681). Bolivia ranked 136th vs 145th for Brazil in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bolivia compared to 0.6 months in Brazil. Ranked 135th and 117th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs Brazil

We calculate prices for Bolivia and Brazil as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 385 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Bolivia Brazil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.54
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.71
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$574
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$76.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1135
$1448
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$910
$1008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.8
$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.2
$7.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$8.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.64
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.47
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.27
$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$20.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.3
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.07
$7.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.2
$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3835
$8287

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities Comparison in Bolivia vs Brazil

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bolivia

City Cost of living Population
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$780
3.15M
El Alto
$673
842K
Cochabamba
$535
632K
La Paz
$688
756K
Oruro
$600
265K
Sucre
$666
300K
Sacaba
$538
172K
Potosi
$507
190K
Tarija
$630
180K
Trinidad
$774
124K

In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$976
11.5M
Rio de Janeiro
$916
6.21M
Brasilia
$765
2.82M
Manaus
$764
2.06M
Salvador
$705
2.42M
Belo Horizonte
$768
2.32M
Curitiba
$755
1.77M
Campinas
$759
1.21M
Santo Andre
$618
749K
Recife
$671
1.49M
Porto Alegre
$752
1.33M
Fortaleza
$745
2.43M
Belem
$755
1.3M
Uberlandia
$630
713K
Goiania
$665
1.44M
Guarulhos
$662
1.32M
Sao Jose dos Campos
$705
697K
Campo Grande
$588
898K
Joinville
$662
616K
Ribeirao Preto
$647
699K
Sao Luis
$710
1.04M
Maceio
$667
958K
Joao Pessoa
$615
834K
Duque de Caxias
$614
887K
Teresina
$557
868K
Florianopolis
$857
537K
Osasco
$661
729K
Niteroi
$718
497K
Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
811K
Aracaju
$527
633K