Bolivia vs Lesotho - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia Lesotho
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1714
$1438
🏠 One person rent
$310
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$411
$557
💸 GDP per capita
$3686
$916
😃 Human freedom index
6.88
6.69
❤️ Life expectancy
64.9
53
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
37
🌐 English speaking %
4%
27.9%
🎓 Higher education
43
31
😀 Quality of life
34
10
🏙️ Population
12.2M
2.01M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($702) is 18% more expensive than in Lesotho ($594). Bolivia ranked 136th vs 164th for Lesotho 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 0.9 months in Lesotho. Ranked 135th and 188th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs Lesotho

We calculate prices for Bolivia and Lesotho as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 4 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 Lesotho
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.54
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.6
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$57.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1135
$345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$910
$471
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.8
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.2
$5.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$5.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.64
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.47
$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.27
$3.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.3
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.07
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.2
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3835
$1067

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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 Lesotho

City Cost of living Population
Maseru
$621
344K
Mafeteng
$567
57.1K
Teyateyaneng
$500
75.1K
Butha-Buthe
$535
10K