Bolivia vs Colombia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia Colombia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$715
$833
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$2038
🏠 One person rent
$314
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$605
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$275
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.6
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$364
$445
💸 GDP per capita
$4001
$7914
😃 Human freedom index
6.88
6.95
❤️ Life expectancy
68.6
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
39
🌐 English speaking %
4%
4.2%
🎓 Higher education
45
77
😀 Quality of life
39
45
🏙️ Population
12.4M
52.9M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($715) is 14% less expensive than in Colombia ($833). Bolivia ranked 144th vs 123rd for Colombia 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 0.5 months in Colombia. Ranked 131st and 115th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs Colombia

We calculate prices for Bolivia and Colombia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 50 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 Colombia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.54
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$558
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$425
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
12.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1214
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$1216
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.2
$14.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$5.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.17
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.26
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.76
$7.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.3
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.2
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3641
$6710

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bolivia

City Cost of living Population
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$809
3.15M
El Alto
$675
842K
La Paz
$681
756K
Cochabamba
$565
632K
Sucre
$627
361K
Oruro
$634
265K
Potosi
$509
190K
Sacaba
$562
172K
Tarija
$560
180K
Trinidad
$780
124K

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$976
8.03M
Medellin
$1030
2.53M
Cali
$759
2.47M
Barranquilla
$843
1.33M
Cartagena
$1105
915K
Cucuta
$620
806K
Soledad
$883
676K
Soacha
$848
783K
Bello
$881
562K
Manizales
$678
454K
Pereira
$730
591K
Bucaramanga
$693
615K
Villavicencio
$546
664K
Valledupar
$654
544K
Buenaventura
$782
424K
Ibague
$506
546K
Santa Marta
$929
516K
Pasto
$608
411K
Neiva
$565
380K
Palmira
$693
359K
Monteria
$663
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1082
300K
Popayan
$572
301K
Envigado
$950
229K
Floridablanca
$686
267K
Armenia
$667
301K
Sincelejo
$547
287K
Tulua
$511
219K
Tumaco
$622
213K
Florencia
$489
192K