Bolivia vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$715
$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$314
$900
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$1458
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.6
$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$364
$2016
💸 GDP per capita
$4001
$35297
😃 Human freedom index
6.88
8.34
❤️ Life expectancy
68.6
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
56
🌐 English speaking %
4%
22%
🎓 Higher education
45
90
😀 Quality of life
39
81
🏙️ Population
12.4M
48.8M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($715) is 55% less expensive than in Spain ($1583). Bolivia ranked 144th vs 35th for Spain 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 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 131st and 29th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs Spain

We calculate prices for Bolivia and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.54
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$3.85
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$558
$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$425
$1218
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1214
$4581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$3115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.2
$17.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.17
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.26
$9.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$71.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.76
$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.3
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.2
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3641
$9657

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Cities Comparison in Bolivia vs Spain

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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 Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$2015
3.42M
Barcelona
$2087
1.7M
Valencia
$1703
826K
Tenerife
$1705
955K
Seville
$1393
687K
Zaragoza
$1457
687K
Murcia
$1305
673K
Malaga
$1617
592K
Palma de Mallorca
$1930
432K
Bilbao
$1660
348K
Alicante
$1461
359K
Valladolid
$1367
301K
Las Palmas
$1484
380K
Cordoba
$1233
323K
Vigo
$1302
294K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1685
258K
Terrassa
$1590
229K
Gijon
$1389
269K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
280K
San Sebastian
$1673
189K
Sabadell
$1637
222K
Badalona
$2170
227K
Granada
$1334
233K
A Coruna
$1352
249K
Oviedo
$1300
187K
Pamplona
$1585
208K
Elche
$1277
243K
Cartagena
$1206
220K
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1567
211K
Burgos
$1343
177K