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Bolivia vs. Venezuela Cost of Living Summary

Bolivia is 6.6% more expensive than Venezuela overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.2% less in Bolivia
Groceries: pay 32.1% less in Bolivia
Transportation: pay 11.9% less in Bolivia
Housing: pay 77.8% more in Bolivia
Childcare: pay 47.7% more in Bolivia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.0% more in Bolivia
Clothing: pay 9.3% less in Bolivia

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

Bolivia vs. Venezuela Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.2% less for restaurants

	Venezuela	Bolivia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.27 VEF82.48	$2.82 BOB19.43	-65.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.58 VEF95.53	$6.76 BOB46.55	-29.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 VEF12.05	$0.97 BOB6.66	-20.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 VEF10.20	$0.76 BOB5.25	-25.5%
Average			-35.2%

Venezuela vs. Bolivia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.1% less for groceries

	Venezuela	Bolivia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.95 VEF19.46	$1.31 BOB9.01	-33.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.93 VEF29.24	$2.43 BOB16.76	-17.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.15 VEF71.33	$3.74 BOB25.74	-47.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 VEF25.18	$2.01 BOB13.84	-20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 VEF29.96	$1.94 BOB13.35	-35.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.45 VEF24.44	$1.01 BOB6.98	-58.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 VEF6.32	$0.46 BOB3.16	-27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 VEF6.92	$0.57 BOB3.94	-17.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF9.00	$0.82 BOB5.68	-8.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 VEF8.61	$0.52 BOB3.61	-39.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 VEF8.51	$0.45 BOB3.09	-47.4%
Average			-32.1%

Venezuela vs. Bolivia - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.9% less for transportation

	Venezuela	Bolivia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$2.41 BOB16.63	+27.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.25 VEF281.77	$26.13 BOB180.04	-7.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,687.50 VEF266,194.50	$20,165.68 BOB138,952.53	-24.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.35 VEF222.88	$12.71 BOB87.59	-43.1%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 77.8% more for housing

	Venezuela	Bolivia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 VEF364.02	$37.51 BOB258.43	+2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$195.38 VEF1,948.84	$379.82 BOB2,617.17	+94.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$132.78 VEF1,324.39	$253.87 BOB1,749.28	+91.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$14.35 VEF143.11	$31.96 BOB220.19	+122.7%
Average			+77.8%

Venezuela vs. Bolivia - Cost of housing

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pay 47.7% more for childcare

	Venezuela	Bolivia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$75.56 VEF753.63	$167.87 BOB1,156.70	+122.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,352.50 VEF43,414.02	$3,180.74 BOB21,917.02	-26.9%
Average			+47.7%

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pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Venezuela	Bolivia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 VEF13.97	$1.67 BOB11.53	+19.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 VEF21.96	$2.62 BOB18.03	+18.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.51 VEF34.99	$2.52 BOB17.34	-28.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.36 VEF332.70	$32.86 BOB226.42	-1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.83 VEF48.21	$6.59 BOB45.38	+36.3%
Average			+9.0%

Venezuela vs. Bolivia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 9.3% less for clothing

	Venezuela	Bolivia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.83 VEF437.18	$33.19 BOB228.72	-24.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.95 VEF378.50	$45.06 BOB310.46	+18.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.01 VEF728.25	$67.11 BOB462.42	-8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.30 VEF761.08	$58.35 BOB402.08	-23.5%
Average			-9.3%

Venezuela 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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