Bolivia vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$688
$435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1646
$1095
🏠 One person rent
$282
$180
🏘️ Family rent
$433
$372
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$633
💸 GDP per capita
$3523
$2389
😃 Human freedom index
6.6
6.3
❤️ Life expectancy
63.6
67.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
40
🌐 English speaking %
4%
10.6%
🎓 Higher education
46
74
😀 Quality of life
34
43
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($688) is 58% more expensive than in India ($435). Bolivia ranked 132nd vs 188th 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 138th and 109th 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
$3.72
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$327
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.6
$43.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$8.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.54%
8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1171
$1868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$853
$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$3.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.52
$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$2.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.58
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$11.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.52
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.9
$28
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.8
$47.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3810
$1857

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bolivia

City Cost of living Population
La Paz
$724
2.87M
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$733
3.15M
El Alto
$672
842K
Cochabamba
$531
632K
Oruro
$651
265K
Sacaba
$530
172K
Tarija
$581
180K
Sucre
$464
300K
Potosi
$568
190K
Trinidad
$783
101K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$484
26.5M
Bangalore
$606
12.3M
Mumbai
$697
15.4M
Hyderabad
$465
9.31M
Chennai
$429
10.3M
Pune
$493
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$601
7.65M
Surat
$644
5.94M
Kolkata
$366
4.5M
Kanpur
$401
3.81M
Lucknow
$374
3.38M
Jaipur
$393
3.07M
Thane
$516
1.89M
Visakhapatnam
$550
2.04M
Nagpur
$394
2.41M
Mirzapur
$365
2.5M
Indore
$347
1.99M
Mysore
$333
1.26M
Nashik
$320
1.49M
Navi Mumbai
$482
1.12M
Vadodara
$355
2.07M
Gurgaon
$498
877K
Ghaziabad
$395
2.38M
Kalyan
$343
1.25M
Agra
$390
1.59M
Madurai
$334
1.56M
Bhopal
$320
1.8M
Meerut
$317
1.31M
Bilaspur
$289
1.63M
Chandigarh
$389
1.06M