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Cost of living and expenses in Bolivia
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Bolivia?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Bolivia, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Bolivia
(The last update: 3 days ago)
Currency in Bolivia Bolivian boliviano (BOB). For 10 US dollars you can get 69.1 Bolivian bolivianos. For 100 US dollars you can get 691 Bolivian bolivianos. And the other way around: For 10 Bolivian bolivianos you can get 1.45 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Bolivia
What are the different prices in the cities in Bolivia? Look here: Prices in cities in Bolivia
Prices: La Paz Tarija Cochabamba Sucre San Ignacio de Velasco Montero Oruro Santa Cruz Caranavi Trinidad
fees
$38 ($22 - $72)
82% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$45 ($33 - $66)
36% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$44 ($20 - $72)
16% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$383
92% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$309 ($217 - $579)
83% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$364 ($260 - $723)
85% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Bolivia:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.29 (BOB 2)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $25 (BOB 170)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $0.54 (BOB 3.8)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $14.8K (BOB 103K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $309 (BOB 2.13K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $216 (BOB 1.49K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $561 (BOB 3.88K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $364 (BOB 2.52K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $38 (BOB 263)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $45 (BOB 314)
- numb_34 $23 (BOB 156)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $44 (BOB 304)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $54 (BOB 374)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $70 (BOB 487)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $62 (BOB 428)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $18.5K (BOB 128K)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $176 (BOB 1.22K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $1.15K (BOB 7.97K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $3.52K (BOB 24.4K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $843 (BOB 5.83K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $383 (BOB 2.65K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 7.3%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $1.4 (BOB 10)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $1.4 (BOB 10)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $7.2 (BOB 50)
Price changes in previous years in Bolivia
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2016: $1.14K(BOB 7.87K), 2017: $1.07K(BOB 7.39K), and 2018: $1.11K(BOB 7.69K)
Have earnings increased in Bolivia?
See the average salary in previous years in 2016: $505(BOB 3.49K), 2017: $450(BOB 3.11K), and 2018: $457(BOB 3.16K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2016: $50(BOB 343), 2017: $43(BOB 294), and 2018: $37(BOB 259)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2016: $76(BOB 526), 2017: $70(BOB 481), and 2018: $53(BOB 366)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Bolivia in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2016: $69(BOB 475), 2017: $46(BOB 317), and 2018: $55(BOB 380)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
cheap restaurant
$2.9 ($1.4 - $5.1)
86% is less expensive than in United States
tomatoes
$1.1 ($0.72 - $1.7)
78% is less expensive than in United States
cheese
$4.7 ($2.9 - $12.7)
64% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$44 ($20 - $72)
16% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$383
92% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$309 ($217 - $579)
83% is less expensive than in United States