Bolivia vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1751
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$307
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$868
💸 GDP per capita
$4421
$13303
😃 Human freedom index
6.81
4.93
❤️ Life expectancy
68.6
78
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
43
🌐 English speaking %
4%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
47
88
😀 Quality of life
41
52
🏙️ Population
12.4M
1.41B

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($723) is 9% more expensive than in China ($663). Bolivia ranked 148th vs 158th for China 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 1.3 months in China. Ranked 125th and 85th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs China

We calculate prices for Bolivia and China as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 544 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 China
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.11
$3.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$645
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1346
$4148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$902
$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.4
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$4.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.61
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.95
$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.7
$34.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$5.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$188
$479
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4234
$17696

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Cities Comparison in Bolivia vs China

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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 China

City Cost of living Population
Chongqing
$631
32.1M
Shanghai
$1147
24.9M
Chengdu
$688
20.9M
Guangzhou
$785
18.7M
Suzhou
$798
12.7M
Beijing
$1108
21.9M
Shenzhen
$995
17.5M
Tianjin
$682
13.9M
Wuhan
$657
12.3M
Baoding
$480
11.5M
Xi'an
$594
13M
Nanjing
$789
9.31M
Zhengzhou
$523
12.6M
Qingdao
$649
10.1M
Ningbo
$660
9.4M
Hangzhou
$899
11.9M
Changsha
$622
10M
Nantong
$581
7.73M
Shenyang
$612
9.07M
Hefei
$670
9.37M
Jinan
$546
9.2M
Harbin
$713
10M
Linyi
$523
11M
Dongguan
$694
10.5M
Shijiazhuang
$521
10.6M
Changchun
$607
9.07M
Xuzhou
$531
9.08M
Fuzhou
$679
8.29M
Dalian
$737
7.45M
Wenzhou
$774
9.57M