Bolivia vs Tonga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia Tonga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1744
$2257
🏠 One person rent
$318
$498
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$728
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$419
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$54.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$324
💸 GDP per capita
$4421
$5652
😃 Human freedom index
6.81
5.6
❤️ Life expectancy
68.6
72.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
50
🌐 English speaking %
4%
30%
🎓 Higher education
47
1
😀 Quality of life
41
46
🏙️ Population
12.4M
104K

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($726) is 30% less expensive than in Tonga ($1035). Bolivia ranked 146th vs 96th for Tonga 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 0.3 months in Tonga. Ranked 127th and 116th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs Tonga

We calculate prices for Bolivia and Tonga as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 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 Tonga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.55
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$62.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.87
$8.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$3.33
 Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$559
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.1
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1047
$248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.9
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$5.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.2
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$14.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4225
$5335

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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 Tonga

City Cost of living Population
Nukualofa
$1035
23.2K
Mua
$1033
5K