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Bolivia vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Bolivia is 4.8% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.6% less in Bolivia
Groceries: pay 55.4% less in Bolivia
Transportation: pay 10.8% more in Bolivia
Housing: pay 0.5% more in Bolivia
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Bolivia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.9% less in Bolivia
Clothing: pay 29.5% more in Bolivia

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

Bolivia vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.6% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Bolivia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,332.19	$2.82 BOB19.43	-62.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,953.88	$6.76 BOB46.55	-38.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD355.25	$0.97 BOB6.66	-51.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD355.25	$0.76 BOB5.25	-61.9%
Average			-53.6%

Liberia vs. Bolivia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.4% less for groceries

	Liberia	Bolivia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD318.17	$1.31 BOB9.01	-27.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,048.95	$2.43 BOB16.76	-58.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,423.03	$3.74 BOB25.74	-53.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD639.45	$2.01 BOB13.84	-44.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD954.74	$1.94 BOB13.35	-63.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD131.87	$1.01 BOB6.98	+36.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD680.90	$0.46 BOB3.16	-88.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD828.92	$0.57 BOB3.94	-87.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD888.13	$0.82 BOB5.68	-83.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD182.93	$0.52 BOB3.61	-49.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD858.52	$0.45 BOB3.09	-90.7%
Average			-55.4%

Liberia vs. Bolivia - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.8% more for transportation

	Liberia	Bolivia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD833.65	$2.41 BOB16.63	-48.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,552.50	$26.13 BOB180.04	+30.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,534.94 LRD2,226,518.22	$20,165.68 BOB138,952.53	+60.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,254.41	$12.71 BOB87.59	+0.2%
Average			+10.8%

Liberia vs. Bolivia - Cost of transportation

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pay 0.5% more for housing

	Liberia	Bolivia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD16,563.52	$37.51 BOB258.43	-59.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD118,416.67	$379.82 BOB2,617.17	-43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,874.38	$253.87 BOB1,749.28	+167.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.26 LRD15,145.11	$31.96 BOB220.19	-62.5%
Average			+0.5%

Liberia vs. Bolivia - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Bolivia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.33 LRD22,972.82	$167.87 BOB1,156.70	+29.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$894.00 LRD158,796.49	$3,180.74 BOB21,917.02	+255.8%
Average			+142.8%

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pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Bolivia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LRD532.88	$1.67 BOB11.53	-44.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.33 LRD592.08	$2.62 BOB18.03	-21.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD888.13	$2.52 BOB17.34	-49.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD13,543.91	$32.86 BOB226.42	-56.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,731.80	$6.59 BOB45.38	-32.4%
Average			-40.9%

Liberia vs. Bolivia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 29.5% more for clothing

	Liberia	Bolivia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,270.51	$33.19 BOB228.72	+80.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD5,994.84	$45.06 BOB310.46	+33.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD9,991.41	$67.11 BOB462.42	+19.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,211.72	$58.35 BOB402.08	-15.1%
Average			+29.5%

Liberia 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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