Bolivia vs Somalia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia Somalia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1714
$1855
🏠 One person rent
$310
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$411
$365
💸 GDP per capita
$3686
$597
😃 Human freedom index
6.88
3.4
❤️ Life expectancy
64.9
56.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
9
🌐 English speaking %
4%
2%
🎓 Higher education
43
16
😀 Quality of life
34
3
🏙️ Population
12.2M
11M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($702) is 0.7% more expensive than in Somalia ($697). Bolivia ranked 136th vs 138th for Somalia 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 0.5 months in Somalia. Ranked 135th and 196th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs Somalia

We calculate prices for Bolivia and Somalia 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 Somalia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.54
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$5.33
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$1.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$79.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
10.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1135
$4754
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$910
$8785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.8
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.2
$6.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$3.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$5.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.64
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.47
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.27
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.3
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.07
$53.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$16.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.2
$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$65.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3835
$816

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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
$673
842K
Cochabamba
$535
632K
La Paz
$688
756K
Oruro
$600
265K
Sucre
$666
300K
Sacaba
$538
172K
Potosi
$507
190K
Tarija
$630
180K
Trinidad
$774
124K

In Somalia

City Cost of living Population
Mogadishu
$711
2.12M
Baidoa
$706
1.2M
Hargeisa
$660
760K
Borama
$518
68.1K