Cost of living comparison

Bolivia

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 76.2% more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.8% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 73.3% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 98.5% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 45.5% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.0% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 32.3% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.8% less for restaurants

	Bolivia	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.05 BOB21.07	$2.91 THB97.61	-4.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.91 BOB47.71	$5.83 THB195.22	-15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 BOB6.49	$0.62 THB20.63	-34.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 BOB5.08	$0.29 THB9.78	-60.4%
Average			-28.8%

Bolivia vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.3% more for groceries

	Bolivia	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 BOB8.74	$1.52 THB51.01	+20.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.34 BOB16.17	$11.74 THB393.39	+401.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.62 BOB25.01	$7.32 THB245.24	+102.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 BOB13.38	$2.27 THB76.14	+17.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.55 BOB10.67	$1.31 THB44.05	-14.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 BOB6.57	$1.47 THB49.30	+54.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 BOB3.08	$0.73 THB24.34	+63.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 BOB3.72	$1.04 THB34.69	+92.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 BOB4.35	$0.80 THB26.96	+27.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 BOB4.29	$0.71 THB23.88	+14.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 BOB3.37	$0.62 THB20.86	+27.3%
Average			+73.3%

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pay 98.5% more for transportation

	Bolivia	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.00 BOB13.83	$4.47 THB149.63	+122.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.96 BOB179.26	$39.32 THB1,317.74	+51.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,221.21 BOB112,018.63	$55,345.18 THB1,854,601.90	+241.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.22 BOB91.32	$10.34 THB346.52	-21.8%
Average			+98.5%

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pay 45.5% more for housing

	Bolivia	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.11 BOB311.53	$15.36 THB514.71	-66.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$339.61 BOB2,345.21	$571.31 THB19,144.28	+68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$201.58 BOB1,392.05	$301.88 THB10,116.01	+49.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.25 BOB201.99	$67.33 THB2,256.24	+130.2%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Bolivia	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$177.46 BOB1,225.51	$632.63 THB21,199.37	+256.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,275.34 BOB22,618.51	$13,191.37 THB442,039.11	+302.7%
Average			+279.6%

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pay 33.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bolivia	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 BOB12.27	$2.33 THB78.09	+31.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.57 BOB17.77	$2.58 THB86.58	+0.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.60 BOB17.97	$4.20 THB140.80	+61.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.68 BOB239.49	$54.58 THB1,828.90	+57.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.37 BOB43.99	$7.28 THB244.03	+14.3%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 32.3% more for clothing

	Bolivia	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.88 BOB289.22	$55.27 THB1,852.02	+32.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.40 BOB334.26	$34.84 THB1,167.44	-28.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.94 BOB427.75	$97.10 THB3,253.66	+56.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.65 BOB377.37	$92.12 THB3,086.94	+68.6%
Average			+32.3%

Bolivia vs. Bangkok - 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: March 2025

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