Bolivia vs Chile - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia Chile
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$1028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1751
$2508
🏠 One person rent
$307
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$837
💸 GDP per capita
$4421
$16710
😃 Human freedom index
6.81
8.47
❤️ Life expectancy
68.6
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
63
🌐 English speaking %
4%
9.5%
🎓 Higher education
47
85
😀 Quality of life
41
70
🏙️ Population
12.4M
19.8M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($723) is 30% less expensive than in Chile ($1028). Bolivia ranked 148th vs 94th for Chile in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bolivia compared to 0.8 months in Chile. Ranked 125th and 53rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs Chile

We calculate prices for Bolivia and Chile as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 46 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 Chile
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.11
$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$43.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$4.02
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$645
$924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$74.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1346
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$902
$2298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.4
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$5.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.61
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.95
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.7
$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$188
$430
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4234
$9851

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Cities Comparison in Bolivia vs Chile

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bolivia

City Cost of living Population
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$804
3.12M
El Alto
$691
885K
La Paz
$694
756K
Cochabamba
$625
632K
Sucre
$630
361K
Oruro
$628
297K
Potosi
$526
190K
Sacaba
$611
172K
Tarija
$565
180K
Trinidad
$776
124K

In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1186
6.26M
Puente Alto
$926
568K
San Bernardo
$807
301K
Vina del Mar
$957
333K
Antofagasta
$1043
349K
Valparaiso
$937
297K
Calama
$690
158K
Iquique
$958
188K
Talcahuano
$702
270K
Temuco
$941
282K
Talca
$876
232K
La Serena
$882
195K
Quilpue
$904
148K
Villa Alemana
$891
140K
Coquimbo
$883
204K
Rancagua
$831
231K
Concepcion
$923
218K
Punta Arenas
$1234
123K
Chillan
$718
164K
Copiapo
$816
151K
Arica
$686
202K
Puerto Montt
$800
170K
Valdivia
$867
150K
Los Angeles
$890
143K
Osorno
$839
147K
Ovalle
$757
124K
San Antonio
$1114
86.2K
Coronel
$848
116K
Quillota
$896
73.3K
Curico
$828
137K