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Bolivia vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

Bolivia is 20.3% more expensive than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.4% more in Bolivia
Groceries: pay 27.2% more in Bolivia
Transportation: pay 23.1% less in Bolivia
Housing: pay 4.3% more in Bolivia
Childcare: pay 29.3% less in Bolivia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.3% more in Bolivia
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Bolivia

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

Bolivia vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.4% more for restaurants

	Rwanda	Bolivia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.45 RWF5,000	$2.82 BOB19.43	-18.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.89 RWF9,999	$6.76 BOB46.55	-2.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 RWF1,244	$0.97 BOB6.66	+12.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 RWF830	$0.76 BOB5.25	+33.2%
Average			+6.4%

Rwanda vs. Bolivia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.2% more for groceries

	Rwanda	Bolivia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,517	$1.31 BOB9.01	+25.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,273	$2.43 BOB16.76	+7.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.64 RWF3,833	$3.74 BOB25.74	+41.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 RWF2,400	$2.01 BOB13.84	+21.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 RWF3,039	$1.94 BOB13.35	-7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 RWF1,673	$1.01 BOB6.98	-12.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 RWF535	$0.46 BOB3.16	+24.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RWF1,018	$0.57 BOB3.94	-18.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF695	$0.82 BOB5.68	+72.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF330	$0.52 BOB3.61	+130.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RWF567	$0.45 BOB3.09	+14.8%
Average			+27.2%

Rwanda vs. Bolivia - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.1% less for transportation

	Rwanda	Bolivia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 RWF6,414	$2.41 BOB16.63	-45.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.30 RWF42,498	$26.13 BOB180.04	-10.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,543.61 RWF38,497,764	$20,165.68 BOB138,952.53	-24.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.48 RWF20,999	$12.71 BOB87.59	-12.2%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 4.3% more for housing

	Rwanda	Bolivia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.48 RWF28,248	$37.51 BOB258.43	+92.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.44 RWF834,601	$379.82 BOB2,617.17	-34.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.51 RWF467,756	$253.87 BOB1,749.28	-21.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.98 RWF57,987	$31.96 BOB220.19	-20.1%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 29.3% less for childcare

	Rwanda	Bolivia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.62 RWF241,653	$167.87 BOB1,156.70	+0.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,842.43 RWF11,374,339	$3,180.74 BOB21,917.02	-59.4%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 43.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Rwanda	Bolivia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 RWF1,500	$1.67 BOB11.53	+61.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 RWF3,355	$2.62 BOB18.03	+13.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 RWF2,500	$2.52 BOB17.34	+46.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.41 RWF45,553	$32.86 BOB226.42	+4.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.45 RWF5,000	$6.59 BOB45.38	+91.1%
Average			+43.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Rwanda	Bolivia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.19 RWF27,832	$33.19 BOB228.72	+73.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.30 RWF27,998	$45.06 BOB310.46	+133.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.98 RWF33,331	$67.11 BOB462.42	+192.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.92 RWF54,997	$58.35 BOB402.08	+53.9%
Average			+113.1%

Rwanda 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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