Bolivia vs Nicaragua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia Nicaragua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$708
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$315
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$297
💸 GDP per capita
$4001
$2848
😃 Human freedom index
6.88
5.27
❤️ Life expectancy
68.6
74.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
14
🌐 English speaking %
4%
1%
🎓 Higher education
43
29
😀 Quality of life
37
26
🏙️ Population
12.2M
5.14M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($708) is 4% less expensive than in Nicaragua ($735). Bolivia ranked 144th vs 139th for Nicaragua 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 0.4 months in Nicaragua. Ranked 132nd and 157th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs Nicaragua

We calculate prices for Bolivia and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.59
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.3
 Cappuccino
$3.05
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.3
$82.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.29%
10.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$976
$580
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$5.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$9.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.91
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.35
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.6
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.38
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3837
$5979

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bolivia

City Cost of living Population
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$780
3.15M
El Alto
$688
842K
Cochabamba
$562
632K
La Paz
$699
756K
Sucre
$675
361K
Oruro
$600
265K
Sacaba
$558
172K
Potosi
$509
190K
Tarija
$632
180K
Trinidad
$775
124K

In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$765
937K
Leon
$738
174K
Chinandega
$772
122K
Masaya
$796
140K
Esteli
$684
112K
Jinotega
$469
99.4K
Matagalpa
$667
133K
Granada
$700
105K
Juigalpa
$773
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$864
14.7K