Cost of living comparison

Bolivia

compared to

Mexico

Mexico vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

Mexico is 2.1 times more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Mexico
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Mexico
Transportation: pay 88.0% more in Mexico
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Mexico
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.1% more in Mexico
Clothing: pay 67.5% more in Mexico

The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Mexico are more expensive than in Bolivia. Notably, restaurants, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Mexico.

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Mexico vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico instead of Bolivia, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Bolivia	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 BOB23.44	$10.46 MX$193.35	+421.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.54 BOB53.06	$9.03 MX$166.91	+98.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 BOB8.31	$1.43 MX$26.47	+101.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BOB6.12	$1.04 MX$19.32	+99.6%
Average			+207.4%

Bolivia vs. Mexico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Bolivia	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$0.97 BOB11.38	$2.72 MX$50.21	+179.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.77 BOB20.69	$4.30 MX$79.55	+143.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 BOB31.04	$6.19 MX$114.55	+133.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.33 BOB15.50	$2.55 MX$47.12	+92.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 BOB15.01	$3.66 MX$67.67	+185.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 BOB9.46	$1.30 MX$23.98	+60.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 BOB4.25	$0.70 MX$12.93	+92.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 BOB4.34	$0.94 MX$17.44	+154.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 BOB7.38	$0.84 MX$15.45	+32.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 BOB3.65	$0.90 MX$16.67	+189.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 BOB3.60	$0.91 MX$16.80	+195.2%
Average			+125.5%

Bolivia vs. Mexico - Cost of groceries

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pay 88.0% more for transportation

	Bolivia	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.28 BOB26.70	$5.55 MX$102.60	+143.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.33 BOB249.40	$30.03 MX$555.39	+40.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$13,953.84 BOB163K	$21,794.64 MX$403K	+56.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.32 BOB85.57	$20.12 MX$372.17	+175.0%
Average			+88.0%

Bolivia vs. Mexico - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Bolivia	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.45 BOB250.79	$30.02 MX$555.11	+39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.68 BOB3,270.08	$634.01 MX$11,724.61	+126.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$198.23 BOB2,317.77	$441.86 MX$8,171.36	+122.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.53 BOB240.01	$49.08 MX$907.55	+139.1%
Average			+121.6%

Bolivia vs. Mexico - Cost of housing

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Bolivia	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.46 BOB1,408.41	$244.36 MX$4,518.93	+102.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,766.38 BOB32,345.61	$5,712.49 MX$106K	+106.5%
Average			+104.7%

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pay 72.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bolivia	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 BOB16.21	$2.63 MX$48.58	+89.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 BOB19.90	$3.45 MX$63.89	+103.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 BOB20.16	$4.64 MX$85.88	+169.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.62 BOB264.50	$39.21 MX$725.11	+73.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.70 BOB54.99	$5.46 MX$100.90	+16.0%
Average			+72.1%

Bolivia vs. Mexico - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 67.5% more for clothing

	Bolivia	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.62 BOB358.01	$55.30 MX$1,022.71	+80.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.25 BOB341.97	$42.67 MX$789.09	+45.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.01 BOB608.10	$96.26 MX$1,780.17	+85.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.19 BOB657.00	$90.77 MX$1,678.66	+61.5%
Average			+67.5%

Bolivia vs. Mexico - Cost of clothing

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