Bolivia vs Madagascar - Cost of Living Comparison

Bolivia Madagascar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$537
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1647
$1475
🏠 One person rent
$291
$220
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$529
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$398
$153
💸 GDP per capita
$3523
$505
😃 Human freedom index
6.6
6.47
❤️ Life expectancy
63.6
64.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
26
🌐 English speaking %
4%
18%
🎓 Higher education
46
38
😀 Quality of life
34
22
🏙️ Population
11.1M
25.6M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($697) is 30% more expensive than in Madagascar ($537). Bolivia ranked 137th vs 173rd for Madagascar 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 0.3 months in Madagascar. Ranked 140th and 170th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs Madagascar

We calculate prices for Bolivia and Madagascar 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 Madagascar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.06
 Cappuccino
$2.97
$1.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$88.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$331
$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$40.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.67%
15.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1162
$890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$829
$480
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$2.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$7.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$4.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$4.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.56
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.49
$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.1
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4232
$3424

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In Bolivia

City Cost of living Population
La Paz
$713
2.87M
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$759
3.15M
El Alto
$683
842K
Cochabamba
$530
632K
Oruro
$641
265K
Sacaba
$531
172K
Tarija
$561
180K
Sucre
$557
300K
Potosi
$592
190K
Trinidad
$780
101K

In Madagascar

City Cost of living Population
Antananarivo
$591
1.28M
Antsirabe
$354
257K
Toamasina
$499
225K
Toliara
$459
169K