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Bolivia vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Bolivia is 2.1 times more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.0% more in Bolivia
Groceries: pay 0.1% more in Bolivia
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Bolivia
Housing: pay 66.7% more in Bolivia
Childcare: pay 5.9 times more in Bolivia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.3% more in Bolivia
Clothing: pay 67.7% more in Bolivia

The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Bolivia are more expensive than in Sri Lanka. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bolivia.

Bolivia vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bolivia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

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pay 29.0% more for restaurants

	Sri Lanka	Bolivia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	$2.82 BOB19.43	-22.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	$6.76 BOB46.55	-14.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 LKR224.32	$0.97 BOB6.66	+32.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 LKR106.15	$0.76 BOB5.25	+120.6%
Average			+29.0%

Sri Lanka vs. Bolivia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.1% more for groceries

	Sri Lanka	Bolivia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 LKR147.07	$1.31 BOB9.01	+173.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	$2.43 BOB16.76	-57.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	$3.74 BOB25.74	-37.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 LKR597.37	$2.01 BOB13.84	+3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 LKR629.94	$1.94 BOB13.35	-5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.40 LKR736.93	$1.01 BOB6.98	-57.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 LKR136.48	$0.46 BOB3.16	+3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.17 LKR665.91	$0.57 BOB3.94	-73.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 LKR168.43	$0.82 BOB5.68	+50.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LKR139.78	$0.52 BOB3.61	+15.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR155.98	$0.45 BOB3.09	-11.6%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Sri Lanka	Bolivia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	$2.41 BOB16.63	-41.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	$26.13 BOB180.04	+143.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	$20,165.68 BOB138,952.53	-18.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.00 LKR921.91	$12.71 BOB87.59	+323.7%
Average			+101.8%

Sri Lanka vs. Bolivia - Cost of transportation

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pay 66.7% more for housing

	Sri Lanka	Bolivia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	$37.51 BOB258.43	+192.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	$379.82 BOB2,617.17	+31.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	$253.87 BOB1,749.28	+42.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	$31.96 BOB220.19	+1.0%
Average			+66.7%

Sri Lanka vs. Bolivia - Cost of housing

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pay 5.9 times more for childcare

	Sri Lanka	Bolivia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	$167.87 BOB1,156.70	+395.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	$3,180.74 BOB21,917.02	+582.4%
Average			+489.0%

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pay 29.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Sri Lanka	Bolivia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.08 LKR639.65	$1.67 BOB11.53	-19.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.39 LKR735.74	$2.62 BOB18.03	+9.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	$2.52 BOB17.34	-72.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	$32.86 BOB226.42	+118.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.12 LKR959.48	$6.59 BOB45.38	+110.9%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 67.7% more for clothing

	Sri Lanka	Bolivia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	$33.19 BOB228.72	+32.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	$45.06 BOB310.46	+164.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	$67.11 BOB462.42	+7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	$58.35 BOB402.08	+66.4%
Average			+67.7%

Sri Lanka 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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