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Bolivia vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Bolivia is 9.4% cheaper than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.3% more in Bolivia
Groceries: pay 19.7% less in Bolivia
Transportation: pay 17.6% less in Bolivia
Housing: pay 10.5% more in Bolivia
Childcare: pay 62.4% less in Bolivia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% less in Bolivia
Clothing: pay 0.1% more in Bolivia

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

Bolivia vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.3% more for restaurants

	Thailand	Bolivia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 THB85.43	$2.82 BOB19.43	+5.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB223.63	$6.76 BOB46.55	-3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 THB23.49	$0.97 BOB6.66	+31.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.51	$0.76 BOB5.25	+111.7%
Average			+36.3%

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pay 19.7% less for groceries

	Thailand	Bolivia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 THB45.03	$1.31 BOB9.01	-7.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 THB252.05	$2.43 BOB16.76	-69.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 THB229.11	$3.74 BOB25.74	-47.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 THB66.18	$2.01 BOB13.84	-2.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 THB45.15	$1.94 BOB13.35	+37.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 THB42.47	$1.01 BOB6.98	-23.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 THB18.95	$0.46 BOB3.16	-22.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.72	$0.57 BOB3.94	-36.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 THB24.08	$0.82 BOB5.68	+9.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB22.77	$0.52 BOB3.61	-26.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB19.72	$0.45 BOB3.09	-27.3%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 17.6% less for transportation

	Thailand	Bolivia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 THB154.50	$2.41 BOB16.63	-50.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 THB899.09	$26.13 BOB180.04	-7.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,471.21 THB974,258.89	$20,165.68 BOB138,952.53	-33.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 THB336.66	$12.71 BOB87.59	+20.7%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 10.5% more for housing

	Thailand	Bolivia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.52 THB592.20	$37.51 BOB258.43	+102.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.60 THB13,256.12	$379.82 BOB2,617.17	-8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.86 THB8,532.32	$253.87 BOB1,749.28	-4.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.46 THB1,933.10	$31.96 BOB220.19	-47.1%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 62.4% less for childcare

	Thailand	Bolivia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$359.13 THB11,482.48	$167.87 BOB1,156.70	-53.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,104.31 THB355,039.19	$3,180.74 BOB21,917.02	-71.4%
Average			-62.4%

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pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Bolivia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.15 THB68.88	$1.67 BOB11.53	-22.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 THB63.01	$2.62 BOB18.03	+32.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.31 THB137.94	$2.52 BOB17.34	-41.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.45 THB1,709.08	$32.86 BOB226.42	-38.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 THB201.98	$6.59 BOB45.38	+4.3%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 0.1% more for clothing

	Thailand	Bolivia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.08 THB1,185.58	$33.19 BOB228.72	-10.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.48 THB942.56	$45.06 BOB310.46	+52.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.15 THB2,914.34	$67.11 BOB462.42	-26.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.13 THB2,210.16	$58.35 BOB402.08	-15.6%
Average			+0.1%

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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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