Bolivia vs Kenya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia Kenya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$708
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$1801
🏠 One person rent
$315
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$413
💸 GDP per capita
$4001
$2206
😃 Human freedom index
6.88
6.62
❤️ Life expectancy
68.6
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
32
🌐 English speaking %
4%
78.7%
🎓 Higher education
43
69
😀 Quality of life
37
39
🏙️ Population
12.2M
48.5M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($708) is 0.5% less expensive than in Kenya ($712). Bolivia ranked 144th vs 143rd for Kenya 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 0.6 months in Kenya. Ranked 132nd and 123rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs Kenya

We calculate prices for Bolivia and Kenya as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 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 Kenya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.59
$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$3.05
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.3
$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.29%
14.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$976
$1576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.91
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.35
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.6
$16.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.38
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3837
$8166

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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
$688
842K
Cochabamba
$562
632K
La Paz
$699
756K
Sucre
$675
361K
Oruro
$600
265K
Sacaba
$558
172K
Potosi
$509
190K
Tarija
$632
180K
Trinidad
$775
124K

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$794
5.55M
Mombasa
$580
1.21M
Kisumu
$540
398K
Eldoret
$537
289K
Nakuru
$501
308K
Thika
$611
279K
Mumias
$513
100K
Machakos
$418
114K
Malindi
$541
120K
Meru
$559
42.7K