Bolivia vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

Bolivia Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$529
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1647
$1296
🏠 One person rent
$291
$232
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$398
$388
💸 GDP per capita
$3523
$677
😃 Human freedom index
6.6
3.94
❤️ Life expectancy
63.6
63.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
16
🌐 English speaking %
4%
9%
🎓 Higher education
46
26
😀 Quality of life
34
14
🏙️ Population
11.1M
28.3M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($697) is 32% more expensive than in Yemen ($529). Bolivia ranked 137th vs 175th for Yemen 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 0.7 months in Yemen. Ranked 140th and 184th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs Yemen

We calculate prices for Bolivia and Yemen 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 Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$2.97
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$331
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.67%
11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1162
$1477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$829
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$5.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$6.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.56
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$14.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.49
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.1
$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4232
$3860

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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 Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$546
2.96M
Taiz
$515
615K
Al Hudaydah
$514
548K
Aden
$514
507K
Ibb
$507
351K
Dhamar
$496
160K
Mukalla
$495
144K
Sayyan
$491
70K
Sa'dah
$494
70.2K
Zabid
$493
50.8K