Bolivia vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$683
$440
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1657
$1134
🏠 One person rent
$281
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.3
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$430
$670
💸 GDP per capita
$3701
$2485
😃 Human freedom index
6.83
6.29
❤️ Life expectancy
64.9
67.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
29
39
🌐 English speaking %
4%
10.6%
🎓 Higher education
45
74
😀 Quality of life
34
41
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($683) is 55% more expensive than in India ($440). Bolivia ranked 145th vs 192nd for India 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 1.5 months in India. Ranked 135th and 113th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs India

We calculate prices for Bolivia and India as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 220 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 India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.68
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.81
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$2.95
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$8.35
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.65%
8.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1155
$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$1064
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$3.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$5.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.36
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.47
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$71.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3705
$1862

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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 India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$505
26.5M
Bangalore
$578
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$488
9.31M
Pune
$519
5.95M
Chennai
$433
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$471
7.65M
Surat
$785
5.94M
Kolkata
$408
4.5M
Jaipur
$395
3.07M
Nagpur
$403
2.41M
Lucknow
$393
3.38M
Visakhapatnam
$400
2.04M
Mirzapur
$365
2.5M
Thane
$484
1.89M
Gurgaon
$533
877K
Ghaziabad
$391
2.38M
Vadodara
$406
2.07M
Indore
$379
1.99M
Mysore
$325
1.27M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Kalyan
$396
1.25M
Kanpur
$329
3.07M
Bhopal
$367
1.8M
Rajkot
$326
2.04M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Varanasi
$316
1.2M
Bilaspur
$387
1.63M
Agra
$360
1.59M
Faridabad
$383
1.4M