Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Cochabamba, Bolivia

Cochabamba vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Cochabamba is 35.5% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 59.6% less in Cochabamba
Groceries: pay 29.7% less in Cochabamba
Transportation: pay 47.1% less in Cochabamba
Housing: pay 37.8% less in Cochabamba
Childcare: pay 52.4% less in Cochabamba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.7% less in Cochabamba
Clothing: pay 5.9% more in Cochabamba

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, transportation, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cochabamba.

Cochabamba vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cochabamba instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 59.6% less for restaurants

	Rome	Cochabamba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.17	$2.51 BOB17.35	-84.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.44	$7.18 BOB49.57	-33.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €1.97	$0.67 BOB4.66	-69.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €0.99	$0.55 BOB3.77	-51.4%
Average			-59.6%

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pay 29.7% less for groceries

	Rome	Cochabamba
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.57	$1.68 BOB11.57	-5.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.17	$2.63 BOB18.17	-62.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.46	$4.35 BOB30.02	-29.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.31	$1.70 BOB11.76	-54.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.31	$1.54 BOB10.64	-68.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.94	$1.35 BOB9.33	+26.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.81	$0.39 BOB2.70	-57.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.61 BOB4.20	-31.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.96	$0.65 BOB4.50	-40.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.64	$0.99 BOB6.84	+35.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$0.49 BOB3.37	-37.7%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 47.1% less for transportation

	Rome	Cochabamba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.30	$2.03 BOB14.03	-71.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €33.06	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €23,612.01	$14,713.93 BOB101,608.75	-45.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.11	$12.92 BOB89.22	-24.7%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 37.8% less for housing

	Rome	Cochabamba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €25.96	$56.16 BOB387.80	+90.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,040.14	$258.39 BOB1,784.35	-78.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €672.47	$165.08 BOB1,140.00	-78.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €147.40	$24.60 BOB169.90	-85.3%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 52.4% less for childcare

	Rome	Cochabamba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €448.40	$272.75 BOB1,883.48	-46.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,244.80	$4,363.93 BOB30,135.67	-58.4%
Average			-52.4%

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pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Cochabamba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.72	$1.44 BOB9.91	-73.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.34	$2.64 BOB18.24	+73.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.67	$2.37 BOB16.36	-63.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €51.39	$45.46 BOB313.91	-22.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.44	$5.02 BOB34.70	-53.1%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 5.9% more for clothing

	Rome	Cochabamba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €57.66	$57.42 BOB396.52	-12.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €27.09	$46.65 BOB322.17	+51.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €68.00	$71.78 BOB495.65	-7.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €90.17	$93.10 BOB642.89	-9.0%
Average			+5.9%

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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: June 2025

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