Bolivia vs Uganda - Cost of Living Comparison

Bolivia Uganda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1647
$1666
🏠 One person rent
$291
$266
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$589
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$398
$167
💸 GDP per capita
$3523
$964
😃 Human freedom index
6.6
6.13
❤️ Life expectancy
63.6
62.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
26
🌐 English speaking %
4%
89.9%
🎓 Higher education
46
70
😀 Quality of life
34
25
🏙️ Population
11.1M
47.1M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($697) is 10% more expensive than in Uganda ($635). Bolivia ranked 137th vs 145th for Uganda 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 0.3 months in Uganda. Ranked 140th and 161st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs Uganda

We calculate prices for Bolivia and Uganda as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 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 Uganda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$2.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$331
$367
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$50.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$79.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.67%
20.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1162
$1290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$829
$4403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$42.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$4.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$4.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$5.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.56
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.49
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.1
$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4232
$5163

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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 Uganda

City Cost of living Population
Kampala
$690
1.68M
Kira Town
$617
317K
Gulu
$476
152K
Mbale
$511
96.2K
Entebbe
$572
70K
Jinja
$484
72.9K
Arua
$503
62K
Kasese
$436
115K
Tororo
$527
41.9K