Bolivia vs Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia Costa Rica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1223
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1714
$3032
🏠 One person rent
$310
$553
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$466
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$411
$1035
💸 GDP per capita
$3686
$16942
😃 Human freedom index
6.88
8.23
❤️ Life expectancy
64.9
77.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
58
🌐 English speaking %
4%
8.2%
🎓 Higher education
43
75
😀 Quality of life
34
57
🏙️ Population
12.2M
5.04M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($702) is 43% less expensive than in Costa Rica ($1223). Bolivia ranked 136th vs 51st for Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica. Ranked 135th and 66th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs Costa Rica

We calculate prices for Bolivia and Costa Rica as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 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 Costa Rica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.54
$9.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$48.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$9.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.72
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$626
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$406
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1078
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$89.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1135
$2614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$910
$1569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.8
$51.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.2
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$8.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.64
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.47
$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.27
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.3
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$72
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.07
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.2
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$560
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3835
$11203

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Cities Comparison in Bolivia vs Costa Rica

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bolivia

City Cost of living Population
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$780
3.15M
El Alto
$673
842K
Cochabamba
$535
632K
La Paz
$688
756K
Oruro
$600
265K
Sucre
$666
300K
Sacaba
$538
172K
Potosi
$507
190K
Tarija
$630
180K
Trinidad
$774
124K

In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1324
342K
Limon
$1225
71.5K
Alajuela
$1269
44.4K
Liberia
$932
65.9K
Cartago
$1024
22.8K
Puntarenas
$801
41.5K
Heredia
$1296
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1710
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1213
3K