Bolivia vs Mali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia Mali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$715
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$1367
🏠 One person rent
$314
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$425
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.6
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$364
$133
💸 GDP per capita
$4001
$1086
😃 Human freedom index
6.88
5.75
❤️ Life expectancy
68.6
60.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
27
🌐 English speaking %
4%
0%
🎓 Higher education
45
26
😀 Quality of life
39
15
🏙️ Population
12.4M
24.5M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($715) is 24% more expensive than in Mali ($575). Bolivia ranked 144th vs 170th for Mali in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bolivia compared to 0.2 months in Mali. Ranked 131st and 186th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs Mali

We calculate prices for Bolivia and Mali as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 7 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 Mali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.54
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.96
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$558
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$425
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$60.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
12.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1214
$1714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$1026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.2
$5.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$7.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$6.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.17
$2.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.26
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.76
$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.3
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.2
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$97.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3641
$3602

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Cities Comparison in Bolivia vs Mali

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bolivia

City Cost of living Population
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$809
3.15M
El Alto
$675
842K
La Paz
$681
756K
Cochabamba
$565
632K
Sucre
$627
361K
Oruro
$634
265K
Potosi
$509
190K
Sacaba
$562
172K
Tarija
$560
180K
Trinidad
$780
124K

In Mali

City Cost of living Population
Bamako
$583
4.23M
Sikasso
$514
226K
Segou
$506
131K
Bougouni
$508
59.7K
Markala
$508
46K
Koulikoro
$506
43.2K
Banamba
$506
30.6K