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Bolivia vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Bolivia is 31.9% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 76.0% more in Bolivia
Groceries: pay 22.4% less in Bolivia
Transportation: pay 6.1% less in Bolivia
Housing: pay 12.3% less in Bolivia
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Bolivia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.9% more in Bolivia
Clothing: pay 42.0% more in Bolivia

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

Bolivia vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.0% more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Bolivia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.57 NGN3,715.87	$2.82 BOB19.43	+9.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 NGN6,872.31	$6.76 BOB46.55	+42.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 NGN655.69	$0.97 BOB6.66	+113.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 NGN462.19	$0.76 BOB5.25	+138.6%
Average			+76.0%

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pay 22.4% less for groceries

	Nigeria	Bolivia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 NGN1,816.80	$1.31 BOB9.01	+4.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.59 NGN3,743.90	$2.43 BOB16.76	-6.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 NGN15,384.30	$3.74 BOB25.74	-64.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 NGN2,531.25	$2.01 BOB13.84	+14.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 NGN2,816.32	$1.94 BOB13.35	-0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 NGN2,057.94	$1.01 BOB6.98	-28.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 NGN1,126.94	$0.46 BOB3.16	-41.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 NGN1,005.01	$0.57 BOB3.94	-17.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 NGN1,223.56	$0.82 BOB5.68	-2.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 NGN1,511.37	$0.52 BOB3.61	-49.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 NGN1,435.43	$0.45 BOB3.09	-54.8%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 6.1% less for transportation

	Nigeria	Bolivia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.73 NGN3,951.74	$2.41 BOB16.63	-11.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.19 NGN46,586.64	$26.13 BOB180.04	-18.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,671.83 NGN32,809,994.43	$20,165.68 BOB138,952.53	-11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.86 NGN15,715.86	$12.71 BOB87.59	+17.1%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 12.3% less for housing

	Nigeria	Bolivia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.67 NGN44,381.13	$37.51 BOB258.43	+22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$764.80 NGN1,106,799.48	$379.82 BOB2,617.17	-50.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$524.95 NGN759,687.25	$253.87 BOB1,749.28	-51.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.50 NGN35,452.58	$31.96 BOB220.19	+30.4%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Nigeria	Bolivia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.50 NGN120,835.37	$167.87 BOB1,156.70	+101.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,445.58 NGN2,091,994.21	$3,180.74 BOB21,917.02	+120.0%
Average			+110.5%

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pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Bolivia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 NGN1,302.73	$1.67 BOB11.53	+85.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 NGN3,371.89	$2.62 BOB18.03	+12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.55 NGN2,242.96	$2.52 BOB17.34	+62.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.46 NGN44,076.85	$32.86 BOB226.42	+7.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 NGN8,596.83	$6.59 BOB45.38	+10.9%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 42.0% more for clothing

	Nigeria	Bolivia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.42 NGN25,214.76	$33.19 BOB228.72	+90.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.27 NGN42,355.35	$45.06 BOB310.46	+53.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.68 NGN80,579.91	$67.11 BOB462.42	+20.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.56 NGN81,849.95	$58.35 BOB402.08	+3.2%
Average			+42.0%

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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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