Bolivia vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1751
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$307
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$47.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$110
💸 GDP per capita
$4421
$433
😃 Human freedom index
6.81
3.98
❤️ Life expectancy
68.6
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
13
🌐 English speaking %
4%
9%
🎓 Higher education
47
23
😀 Quality of life
41
18
🏙️ Population
12.4M
40.6M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($723) is 41% more expensive than in Yemen ($514). Bolivia ranked 148th vs 184th 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 0.5 months in Bolivia compared to 0.2 months in Yemen. Ranked 125th and 180th 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
$3.11
$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.83
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$645
$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
12.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1346
$1486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$902
$814
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.4
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$5.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.61
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.95
$3.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.7
$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$188
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4234
$3970

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bolivia

City Cost of living Population
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$804
3.12M
El Alto
$691
885K
La Paz
$694
756K
Cochabamba
$625
632K
Sucre
$630
361K
Oruro
$628
297K
Potosi
$526
190K
Sacaba
$611
172K
Tarija
$565
180K
Trinidad
$776
124K

In Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$532
2.96M
Aden
$509
1.15M
Taiz
$497
615K
Al Hudaydah
$499
618K
Ibb
$488
351K
Dhamar
$478
160K
Mukalla
$477
144K
Sayyan
$476
70K
Sa'dah
$475
70.2K
Zabid
$476
50.8K