Bolivia vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

Bolivia Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1647
$4361
🏠 One person rent
$291
$1121
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$1862
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$398
$3500
💸 GDP per capita
$3523
$55985
😃 Human freedom index
6.6
8.55
❤️ Life expectancy
63.6
81.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
80
🌐 English speaking %
4%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
34
95
🏙️ Population
11.1M
17.6M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($697) is 63% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($1862). Bolivia ranked 137th vs 19th for the Netherlands 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 1.9 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 140th and 4th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs the Netherlands

We calculate prices for Bolivia and the Netherlands as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 70 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 Netherlands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$5.37
 Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$1125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$890
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$1840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$331
$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.67%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1162
$5278
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$829
$3850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$89.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.56
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.49
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.1
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$1619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4232
$7498

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Cities Comparison in Bolivia vs the Netherlands

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2412
921K
Rotterdam
$1895
592K
The Hague
$1891
548K
Utrecht
$1970
359K
Eindhoven
$1821
236K
Breda
$1741
183K
Almere
$1699
215K
Tilburg
$1702
222K
Groningen
$1679
203K
Arnhem
$1673
164K
Enschede
$1760
160K
Nijmegen
$1756
177K
Haarlem
$2361
163K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1718
144K
Apeldoorn
$1972
139K
Leiden
$2091
124K
Maastricht
$1873
120K
Zwolle
$1670
130K
Emmen
$1440
107K
Venlo
$1638
102K
Delft
$1726
104K
Hilversum
$1920
91.2K
Veenendaal
$1734
66.9K
Heerlen
$1525
86.9K
Zutphen
$1717
47.4K
Purmerend
$1895
81.5K
Roosendaal
$1734
77K
Deventer
$1548
101K
Leeuwarden
$1506
92.1K
Roermond
$1472
57.3K