Bolivia vs Chile - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia Chile
🚶 Cost of living one person
$683
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1657
$2520
🏠 One person rent
$281
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$822
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.3
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$430
$785
💸 GDP per capita
$3701
$17093
😃 Human freedom index
6.83
8.16
❤️ Life expectancy
64.9
79.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
29
66
🌐 English speaking %
4%
9.5%
🎓 Higher education
45
85
😀 Quality of life
34
64
🏙️ Population
11.1M
19.5M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($683) is 34% less expensive than in Chile ($1035). Bolivia ranked 145th vs 80th 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 0.6 months in Bolivia compared to 0.8 months in Chile. Ranked 135th and 52nd 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
$3.68
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.81
$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$3.33
 Cappuccino
$2.95
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$73.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$21.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.65%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1155
$2295
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$6.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.36
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$4.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.47
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$69.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$384
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3705
$6003

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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
La Paz
$673
2.87M
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$762
3.15M
El Alto
$641
842K
Cochabamba
$536
632K
Oruro
$601
265K
Sucre
$659
300K
Sacaba
$535
172K
Potosi
$498
190K
Tarija
$627
180K
Trinidad
$771
101K

In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1200
6.26M
Puente Alto
$957
574K
San Bernardo
$854
301K
Vina del Mar
$932
333K
Antofagasta
$1054
349K
Valparaiso
$959
297K
Calama
$699
158K
Iquique
$966
188K
La Serena
$853
195K
Temuco
$876
282K
Talca
$849
206K
Coquimbo
$852
204K
Rancagua
$844
231K
Concepcion
$922
218K
Chillan
$649
164K
Arica
$781
202K
Puerto Montt
$762
170K
Copiapo
$802
151K
Osorno
$847
147K
Valdivia
$884
150K
Talcahuano
$734
148K
Los Angeles
$743
143K
Punta Arenas
$1091
123K
Quilpue
$908
148K
Ovalle
$819
124K
Curico
$788
177K
Coronel
$852
116K
San Antonio
$1135
86.2K
Linares
$894
73.6K
Villa Alemana
$922
127K