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Bolivia vs. Cuba Cost of Living Summary

Bolivia is 7.5% more expensive than Cuba overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.3% less in Bolivia
Groceries: pay 37.0% less in Bolivia
Transportation: pay 4.7% less in Bolivia
Housing: pay 0.6% less in Bolivia
Childcare: pay 6.4% less in Bolivia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Bolivia
Clothing: pay 5.7% less in Bolivia

Expenses including groceries, restaurants, childcare, clothing, transportation, and housing are lower in Bolivia. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Bolivia.

Bolivia vs. Cuba Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.3% less for restaurants

	Cuba	Bolivia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.40 CUC4.40	$2.82 BOB19.43	-35.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 CUC5.00	$6.76 BOB46.55	+35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CUC2.08	$0.97 BOB6.66	-53.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CUC1.25	$0.76 BOB5.25	-39.0%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 37.0% less for groceries

	Cuba	Bolivia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 CUC1.22	$1.31 BOB9.01	+7.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.89 CUC2.89	$2.43 BOB16.76	-15.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.68 CUC10.68	$3.74 BOB25.74	-65.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.15 CUC4.15	$2.01 BOB13.84	-51.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 CUC2.49	$1.94 BOB13.35	-22.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 CUC2.27	$1.01 BOB6.98	-55.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 CUC0.59	$0.46 BOB3.16	-22.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 CUC1.36	$0.57 BOB3.94	-58.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 CUC1.00	$0.82 BOB5.68	-17.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 CUC0.95	$0.52 BOB3.61	-45.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 CUC1.17	$0.45 BOB3.09	-61.7%
Average			-37.0%

Cuba vs. Bolivia - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.7% less for transportation

	Cuba	Bolivia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 CUC4.77	$2.41 BOB16.63	-49.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 CUC25.00	$26.13 BOB180.04	+4.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	$20,165.68 BOB138,952.53	-66.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.60 CUC6.60	$12.71 BOB87.59	+92.6%
Average			-4.7%

Cuba vs. Bolivia - Cost of transportation

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pay 0.6% less for housing

	Cuba	Bolivia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.00 CUC75.00	$37.51 BOB258.43	-50.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$251.37 CUC251.37	$379.82 BOB2,617.17	+51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.73 CUC322.73	$253.87 BOB1,749.28	-21.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.15 CUC27.15	$31.96 BOB220.19	+17.7%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 6.4% less for childcare

	Cuba	Bolivia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.00 CUC112.00	$167.87 BOB1,156.70	+49.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,500.00 CUC8,500.00	$3,180.74 BOB21,917.02	-62.6%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cuba	Bolivia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 CUC2.00	$1.67 BOB11.53	-16.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.01 CUC1.01	$2.62 BOB18.03	+159.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 CUC4.00	$2.52 BOB17.34	-37.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 CUC37.75	$32.86 BOB226.42	-13.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.00 CUC1.00	$6.59 BOB45.38	+558.6%
Average			+130.3%

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pay 5.7% less for clothing

	Cuba	Bolivia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.75 CUC34.75	$33.19 BOB228.72	-4.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.75 CUC37.75	$45.06 BOB310.46	+19.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.00 CUC75.00	$67.11 BOB462.42	-10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 CUC80.00	$58.35 BOB402.08	-27.1%
Average			-5.7%

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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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