Bolivia vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1744
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$318
$270
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$819
💸 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 ($726) is 12% more expensive than in China ($650). Bolivia ranked 146th vs 162nd 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 127th 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
$3.55
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.87
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.1
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$4120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1047
$2333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.9
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.2
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$6.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$5.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4225
$17761

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bolivia

City Cost of living Population
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$829
3.15M
El Alto
$665
842K
La Paz
$675
756K
Cochabamba
$601
632K
Sucre
$626
361K
Oruro
$610
265K
Potosi
$508
190K
Sacaba
$590
172K
Tarija
$556
180K
Trinidad
$775
124K

In China

City Cost of living Population
Chongqing
$601
32.1M
Chengdu
$666
20.9M
Shanghai
$1126
24.9M
Shenzhen
$939
17.5M
Beijing
$1044
21.9M
Guangzhou
$782
18.7M
Tianjin
$663
13.9M
Wuhan
$653
12.3M
Suzhou
$782
12.7M
Xi'an
$585
13M
Baoding
$468
11.5M
Hangzhou
$860
11.9M
Qingdao
$649
10.1M
Changsha
$617
10M
Hong Kong
$2674
7.41M
Harbin
$680
10M
Linyi
$530
11M
Hefei
$654
9.37M
Nanjing
$765
9.31M
Jinan
$547
9.2M
Ningbo
$671
9.4M
Zhengzhou
$511
12.6M
Xuzhou
$514
9.08M
Dongguan
$666
10.5M
Nantong
$557
7.73M
Changchun
$588
9.07M
Wenzhou
$763
9.57M
Yantai
$705
7.1M
Shenyang
$575
9.07M
Shijiazhuang
$493
10.6M