Bolivia vs Malta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia Malta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$1726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1744
$3922
🏠 One person rent
$318
$1022
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$1782
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$61.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$1974
💸 GDP per capita
$4421
$43899
😃 Human freedom index
6.81
8.56
❤️ Life expectancy
68.6
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
49
🌐 English speaking %
4%
88.3%
🎓 Higher education
47
76
😀 Quality of life
41
82
🏙️ Population
12.4M
569K

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($726) is 58% less expensive than in Malta ($1726). Bolivia ranked 146th vs 29th for Malta 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 1.1 months in Malta. Ranked 127th and 33rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs Malta

We calculate prices for Bolivia and Malta 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 Malta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.55
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$82.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.87
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$4.21
 Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$2149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$1711
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.1
$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$4575
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1047
$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.9
$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$24.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.2
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$6.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4225
$9433

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bolivia

City Cost of living Population
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$829
3.15M
El Alto
$665
842K
La Paz
$675
756K
Cochabamba
$601
632K
Sucre
$626
361K
Oruro
$610
265K
Potosi
$508
190K
Sacaba
$590
172K
Tarija
$556
180K
Trinidad
$775
124K

In Malta

City Cost of living Population
St. Paul's Bay
$1568
40.2K
Birkirkara
$1783
24.4K
Mosta
$1739
25.5K
Naxxar
$1688
18.1K
Marsaskala
$1512
15.6K
Sliema
$2130
16.9K
San Gwann
$1749
16.1K
Zabbar
$1715
18K
Gzira
$1857
8.03K
Valletta
$1810
6.44K