Cost of living comparison

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Bolivia vs. Iraq Cost of Living Summary

Bolivia is 30.0% more expensive than Iraq overall.

Restaurants: pay 84.5% more in Bolivia
Groceries: pay 47.2% more in Bolivia
Transportation: pay 0.9% less in Bolivia
Housing: pay 3.5% more in Bolivia
Childcare: pay 37.5% more in Bolivia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% less in Bolivia
Clothing: pay 45.0% more in Bolivia

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

Bolivia vs. Iraq Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 84.5% more for restaurants

	Iraq	Bolivia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.66 IQD6,092	$2.82 BOB19.43	-39.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.78 IQD8,857	$6.76 BOB46.55	-0.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 IQD521	$0.97 BOB6.66	+142.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 IQD297	$0.76 BOB5.25	+235.3%
Average			+84.5%

Iraq vs. Bolivia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.2% more for groceries

	Iraq	Bolivia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 IQD988	$1.31 BOB9.01	+72.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.55 IQD3,334	$2.43 BOB16.76	-4.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.46 IQD5,826	$3.74 BOB25.74	-16.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 IQD2,204	$2.01 BOB13.84	+19.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.98 IQD2,585	$1.94 BOB13.35	-2.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 IQD619	$1.01 BOB6.98	+113.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 IQD660	$0.46 BOB3.16	-9.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 IQD560	$0.57 BOB3.94	+33.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 IQD399	$0.82 BOB5.68	+170.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 IQD374	$0.52 BOB3.61	+83.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 IQD368	$0.45 BOB3.09	+59.3%
Average			+47.2%

Iraq vs. Bolivia - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.9% less for transportation

	Iraq	Bolivia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.08 IQD2,718	$2.41 BOB16.63	+16.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.40 IQD48,857	$26.13 BOB180.04	-30.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,792.71 IQD20,629,879	$20,165.68 BOB138,952.53	+27.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.36 IQD20,064	$12.71 BOB87.59	-17.2%
Average			-0.9%

Iraq vs. Bolivia - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.5% more for housing

	Iraq	Bolivia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 IQD47,412	$37.51 BOB258.43	+3.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$287.91 IQD376,094	$379.82 BOB2,617.17	+31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$193.91 IQD253,307	$253.87 BOB1,749.28	+30.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.74 IQD87,177	$31.96 BOB220.19	-52.1%
Average			+3.5%

Iraq vs. Bolivia - Cost of housing

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pay 37.5% more for childcare

	Iraq	Bolivia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.70 IQD181,176	$167.87 BOB1,156.70	+21.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,066.25 IQD2,699,129	$3,180.74 BOB21,917.02	+53.9%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Iraq	Bolivia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 IQD3,628	$1.67 BOB11.53	-39.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 IQD3,225	$2.62 BOB18.03	+6.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 IQD2,606	$2.52 BOB17.34	+26.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.51 IQD45,081	$32.86 BOB226.42	-4.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.34 IQD10,890	$6.59 BOB45.38	-21.0%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 45.0% more for clothing

	Iraq	Bolivia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.03 IQD32,700	$33.19 BOB228.72	+32.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.73 IQD36,227	$45.06 BOB310.46	+62.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.80 IQD66,361	$67.11 BOB462.42	+32.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.19 IQD49,886	$58.35 BOB402.08	+52.8%
Average			+45.0%

Iraq vs. Bolivia - 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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