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South Africa vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 31.4% more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.7% more in South Africa
Groceries: pay 13.1% more in South Africa
Transportation: pay 49.6% more in South Africa
Housing: pay 57.4% more in South Africa
Childcare: pay 14.0% more in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% more in South Africa
Clothing: pay 26.6% more in South Africa

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, clothing, childcare, and groceries in South Africa are more expensive than in Bolivia.

South Africa vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Bolivia, you would:

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pay 54.7% more for restaurants

	Bolivia	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.82 BOB19.43	$9.33 ZAR159.73	+231.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.76 BOB46.55	$5.11 ZAR87.49	-24.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BOB6.66	$1.03 ZAR17.65	+6.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 BOB5.25	$0.80 ZAR13.74	+5.4%
Average			+54.7%

Bolivia vs. South Africa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.1% more for groceries

	Bolivia	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 BOB9.01	$1.00 ZAR17.16	-23.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.43 BOB16.76	$3.88 ZAR66.47	+59.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 BOB25.74	$4.37 ZAR74.79	+17.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 BOB13.84	$2.33 ZAR39.93	+16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 BOB13.35	$2.13 ZAR36.52	+10.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 BOB6.98	$0.73 ZAR12.46	-28.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 BOB3.16	$0.65 ZAR11.16	+42.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 BOB3.94	$0.68 ZAR11.70	+19.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 BOB5.68	$0.71 ZAR12.14	-14.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 BOB3.61	$0.59 ZAR10.02	+11.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 BOB3.09	$0.60 ZAR10.27	+33.7%
Average			+13.1%

Bolivia vs. South Africa - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.6% more for transportation

	Bolivia	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 BOB16.63	$4.92 ZAR84.25	+104.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.13 BOB180.04	$56.18 ZAR961.29	+115.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,165.68 BOB138,952.53	$21,394.82 ZAR366,106.47	+6.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.71 BOB87.59	$9.34 ZAR159.79	-26.5%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 57.4% more for housing

	Bolivia	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.51 BOB258.43	$39.36 ZAR673.48	+4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$379.82 BOB2,617.17	$404.16 ZAR6,915.94	+6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$253.87 BOB1,749.28	$361.59 ZAR6,187.51	+42.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.96 BOB220.19	$88.13 ZAR1,508.04	+175.8%
Average			+57.4%

Bolivia vs. South Africa - Cost of housing

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pay 14.0% more for childcare

	Bolivia	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.87 BOB1,156.70	$173.48 ZAR2,968.50	+3.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,180.74 BOB21,917.02	$3,962.11 ZAR67,799.29	+24.6%
Average			+14.0%

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pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bolivia	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 BOB11.53	$2.18 ZAR37.27	+30.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 BOB18.03	$2.05 ZAR35.06	-21.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 BOB17.34	$2.96 ZAR50.72	+17.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.86 BOB226.42	$30.26 ZAR517.83	-7.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.59 BOB45.38	$6.85 ZAR117.19	+4.0%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 26.6% more for clothing

	Bolivia	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.19 BOB228.72	$50.74 ZAR868.31	+52.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.06 BOB310.46	$32.75 ZAR560.46	-27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.11 BOB462.42	$94.19 ZAR1,611.79	+40.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.35 BOB402.08	$81.80 ZAR1,399.67	+40.2%
Average			+26.6%

Bolivia vs. South Africa - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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