Cost of living in El Alto, Bolivia

The cost of living in El Alto, Bolivia is approximately 641 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 1536 $, also including rent.

Cost of living in El Alto

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
641 $
Without Rent
381 $
Rent & Utilities
260 $
Food
227 $
Transport
77 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
449 $
GDP per Capita
3,701 $
Freedom Index
6.83
Lifespan
65 years
Speak English
4%
Population
842.0K

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Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 3.69 $
Dinner 19.2 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 6.88 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 2.31 $
Capuccino 2.91 $
Coke, 330ml 1.1 $

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Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 0.97 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 0.7 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.77 $
Eggs, 12 pack 1.78 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 5.63 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 3.62 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 6.13 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.9 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.05 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.03 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.15 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.15 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.85 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.64 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 1.53 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 6.04 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 2.02 $
Cigarette pack 2.69 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.37 $
Monthly Pass 26.4 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 0.58 $
Taxi, 8 km 13.5 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 31.4 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 5.12 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 4.24 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 1.7 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 1.9 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 24 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 38 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 36.1 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 183 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 294 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 268 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 483 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 1,202 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 852 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 449 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 8.64%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 34.7 $
Cinema, 1 seat 6.12 $
Haircut 8 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 67.4 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 46 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 162 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 3,303 $

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El Alto vs Santiago (Santiago is 87% more expensive) El Alto vs Puente Alto (Puente Alto is 49% more expensive) El Alto vs Antofagasta (Antofagasta is 64% more expensive) El Alto vs Vina del Mar (Vina del Mar is 45% more expensive) El Alto vs San Bernardo (San Bernardo is 33% more expensive) El Alto vs Valparaiso (Valparaiso is 50% more expensive) El Alto vs Temuco (Temuco is 37% more expensive) El Alto vs Rancagua (Rancagua is 32% more expensive) El Alto vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 44% more expensive) El Alto vs Talca (Talca is 32% more expensive)
Guyana
El Alto vs Georgetown (Georgetown is 54% more expensive) El Alto vs Linden (Linden is 58% more expensive) El Alto vs New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam is 58% more expensive)
Mexico
El Alto vs Mexico City (Mexico City is 86% more expensive) El Alto vs Tijuana (Tijuana is 64% more expensive) El Alto vs Ecatepec de Morelos (Ecatepec de Morelos is 15% more expensive) El Alto vs Leon (Leon is 12% more expensive) El Alto vs Zapopan (Zapopan is 58% more expensive) El Alto vs Guadalajara (Guadalajara is 54% more expensive) El Alto vs Puebla (Puebla is 46% more expensive) El Alto vs Ciudad Juarez (Ciudad Juarez is 52% more expensive) El Alto vs Monterrey (Monterrey is 96% more expensive) El Alto vs Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl (Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl is 13% more expensive)
Suriname
El Alto vs Paramaribo (Paramaribo is 36% more expensive) El Alto vs Nieuw Nickerie (Nieuw Nickerie is 32% more expensive)
Ecuador
El Alto vs Guayaquil (Guayaquil is 42% more expensive) El Alto vs Quito (Quito is 41% more expensive) El Alto vs Cuenca (Cuenca is 20% more expensive) El Alto vs Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo is 8% less expensive) El Alto vs Duran (Duran is 26% more expensive) El Alto vs Machala (Machala is 7% less expensive) El Alto vs Manta (Manta is 36% more expensive) El Alto vs Portoviejo (Portoviejo is 19% more expensive) El Alto vs Loja (Loja is 4% less expensive) El Alto vs Quevedo (Quevedo is 2% more expensive)
Peru
El Alto vs Lima (Lima is 54% more expensive) El Alto vs Arequipa (Arequipa is 13% less expensive) El Alto vs Trujillo (Trujillo is 9% more expensive) El Alto vs Chiclayo (Chiclayo is 20% less expensive) El Alto vs Callao (Callao is 22% more expensive) El Alto vs Piura (Piura is 12% less expensive) El Alto vs Cusco (Cusco is 0% more expensive) El Alto vs Chimbote (Chimbote is 23% less expensive) El Alto vs Huancayo (Huancayo is 8% less expensive) El Alto vs Iquitos (Iquitos is 6% more expensive)
Venezuela
El Alto vs Caracas (Caracas is 63% more expensive) El Alto vs Maracaibo (Maracaibo is 10% more expensive) El Alto vs Valencia (Valencia is 22% more expensive) El Alto vs Maracay (Maracay is 13% more expensive) El Alto vs Barquisimeto (Barquisimeto is 12% more expensive) El Alto vs Barinas (Barinas is 25% more expensive) El Alto vs Ciudad Guayana (Ciudad Guayana is 39% more expensive) El Alto vs Catia La Mar (Catia La Mar is 48% more expensive) El Alto vs Ciudad Bolivar (Ciudad Bolivar is 36% more expensive) El Alto vs Santa Teresa del Tuy (Santa Teresa del Tuy is 42% more expensive)
Colombia
El Alto vs Bogota (Bogota is 35% more expensive) El Alto vs Medellin (Medellin is 36% more expensive) El Alto vs Cali (Cali is 14% more expensive) El Alto vs Barranquilla (Barranquilla is 23% more expensive) El Alto vs Cartagena (Cartagena is 17% more expensive) El Alto vs Cucuta (Cucuta is 14% less expensive) El Alto vs Soacha (Soacha is 17% more expensive) El Alto vs Soledad (Soledad is 31% more expensive) El Alto vs Villavicencio (Villavicencio is 26% less expensive) El Alto vs Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga is 0% more expensive)
Brazil
El Alto vs Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo is 58% more expensive) El Alto vs Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro is 49% more expensive) El Alto vs Brasilia (Brasilia is 26% more expensive) El Alto vs Fortaleza (Fortaleza is 12% more expensive) El Alto vs Salvador (Salvador is 16% more expensive) El Alto vs Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte is 23% more expensive) El Alto vs Manaus (Manaus is 24% more expensive) El Alto vs Curitiba (Curitiba is 20% more expensive) El Alto vs Recife (Recife is 21% more expensive) El Alto vs Goiania (Goiania is 2% more expensive)
Argentina
El Alto vs Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires is 42% more expensive) El Alto vs Cordoba (Cordoba is 45% more expensive) El Alto vs Rosario (Rosario is 2% less expensive) El Alto vs San Miguel de Tucuman (San Miguel de Tucuman is 8% more expensive) El Alto vs Mar del Plata (Mar del Plata is 17% more expensive) El Alto vs Salta (Salta is 14% more expensive) El Alto vs San Juan (San Juan is 3% more expensive) El Alto vs Lanus (Lanus is 26% more expensive) El Alto vs Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero is 39% less expensive) El Alto vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe is 11% more expensive)
Bolivia
El Alto vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 19% more expensive) El Alto vs La Paz (La Paz is 5% more expensive) El Alto vs El Alto (El Alto has similar costs) El Alto vs Cochabamba (Cochabamba is 16% less expensive) El Alto vs Sucre (Sucre is 3% more expensive) El Alto vs Oruro (Oruro is 6% less expensive) El Alto vs Potosi (Potosi is 22% less expensive) El Alto vs Tarija (Tarija is 2% less expensive) El Alto vs Sacaba (Sacaba is 17% less expensive) El Alto vs Trinidad (Trinidad is 20% more expensive)
Paraguay
El Alto vs Asuncion (Asuncion is 4% more expensive) El Alto vs Ciudad del Este (Ciudad del Este is 17% less expensive) El Alto vs Luque (Luque is 6% less expensive) El Alto vs San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo is 3% less expensive) El Alto vs Pedro Juan Caballero (Pedro Juan Caballero is 18% less expensive) El Alto vs Caaguazu (Caaguazu is 36% less expensive) El Alto vs Encarnacion (Encarnacion is 20% less expensive) El Alto vs Coronel Oviedo (Coronel Oviedo is 17% less expensive) El Alto vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 16% less expensive)