Bolivia vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1714
$3478
🏠 One person rent
$310
$713
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$1249
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$480
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$94.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$411
$1682
💸 GDP per capita
$3686
$39003
😃 Human freedom index
6.88
8.26
❤️ Life expectancy
64.9
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
54
🌐 English speaking %
4%
13.6%
🎓 Higher education
43
92
😀 Quality of life
34
77
🏙️ Population
12.2M
58.9M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($702) is 51% less expensive than in Italy ($1427). Bolivia ranked 136th vs 36th for Italy 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 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 135th and 36th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs Italy

We calculate prices for Bolivia and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.54
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$5.13
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
4.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1135
$4184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$910
$2409
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.8
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.2
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.64
$6.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.47
$6.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.27
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.3
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.07
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$78.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.2
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3835
$10713

Cost of living in other countries

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Cities Comparison in Bolivia vs Italy

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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 Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1718
2.75M
Milan
$2022
1.35M
Turin
$1424
842K
Naples
$1396
913K
Genoa
$1470
559K
Palermo
$1137
630K
Bologna
$1555
388K
Florence
$1601
361K
Bari
$1337
316K
Catania
$1161
312K
Venice
$1522
250K
Verona
$1459
256K
Prato
$1423
196K
Padua
$1581
206K
Messina
$1130
219K
Parma
$1403
197K
Brescia
$1410
196K
Trieste
$1421
198K
Modena
$1506
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1323
170K
Taranto
$1033
188K
Rimini
$1390
149K
Ravenna
$1216
156K
Perugia
$1100
162K
Bergamo
$1450
120K
Foggia
$1161
145K
Trento
$1509
118K
Forli
$1485
116K
Monza
$1586
122K
Cagliari
$1455
148K