Cost of living in Oruro

In Oruro, Bolivia, a family of four typically needs around $1209 per month including rent. A single person may spend about $601 monthly.

How expensive is Oruro compared to other cities?

Compared to the European benchmark, Oruro is 32% cheaper overall.

How does Oruro compare to your city?

Oruro is 79% cheaper than New York City, without rent.

Rent in Oruro is, on average, 89% lower than in New York City.

What drives the cost of living in Oruro?

Who is Oruro a good fit for?

Oruro tends to fit higher-income residents who can comfortably absorb housing costs. It can be challenging on a moderate budget, mainly due to rent and utilities.

FAQ

Why is Oruro so expensive?

The cost of living can be influenced by housing expenses, particularly rent and utilities, which may be higher than expected. This can impact overall affordability.

Is food expensive in Oruro?

Food prices are notably lower, being 40% lower than the European benchmark. This makes dining and grocery shopping more affordable.

Is public transport affordable in Oruro?

Public transport is quite affordable, being 52% lower than the European benchmark. This provides residents with economical travel options.

Cost of living breakdown

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
601 $
Without Rent
300 $
Rent & Utilities
301 $
Food
206 $
Transport
42 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
421 $
GDP per Capita
3,701 $
Freedom Index
6.83
Lifespan
65 years
Speak English
4%
Population
265.0K

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Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 1.89 $
Dinner 17.1 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 3.83 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 3.08 $
Capuccino 2.54 $
Coke, 330ml 1.16 $

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Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 0.99 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 0.45 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.45 $
Eggs, 12 pack 1.5 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 4.71 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 3.27 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 6.47 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 2.14 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.94 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.17 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.42 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.23 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.7 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 1.55 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 5 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 2.57 $
Cigarette pack 2.26 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.31 $
Monthly Pass 14 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 1.73 $
Taxi, 8 km 10 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 17.1 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 6.99 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 3.79 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 1.89 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 1.62 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 25 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 39 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 27.2 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 233 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 203 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 311 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 272 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 1,078 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 788 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 421 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 7.49%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 28 $
Cinema, 1 seat 4.01 $
Haircut 3.29 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 52.3 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 33 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 224 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 3,863 $

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Oruro vs Montevideo (Montevideo is 121% more expensive) Oruro vs Salto (Salto is 64% more expensive) Oruro vs Ciudad de la Costa (Ciudad de la Costa is 95% more expensive) Oruro vs Rivera (Rivera is 26% more expensive) Oruro vs Maldonado (Maldonado is 61% more expensive) Oruro vs Paysandu (Paysandu is 28% more expensive) Oruro vs Tacuarembo (Tacuarembo is 38% more expensive) Oruro vs Melo (Melo is 21% more expensive) Oruro vs Mercedes (Mercedes is 71% more expensive) Oruro vs Artigas (Artigas is 47% more expensive)
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Oruro vs Chaguanas (Chaguanas is 78% more expensive) Oruro vs Port of Spain (Port of Spain is 94% more expensive) Oruro vs San Fernando (San Fernando is 60% more expensive) Oruro vs Scarborough (Scarborough is 83% more expensive) Oruro vs San Juan (San Juan is 94% more expensive)
Chile
Oruro vs Santiago (Santiago is 100% more expensive) Oruro vs Puente Alto (Puente Alto is 59% more expensive) Oruro vs Antofagasta (Antofagasta is 75% more expensive) Oruro vs Vina del Mar (Vina del Mar is 55% more expensive) Oruro vs San Bernardo (San Bernardo is 42% more expensive) Oruro vs Valparaiso (Valparaiso is 60% more expensive) Oruro vs Temuco (Temuco is 46% more expensive) Oruro vs Rancagua (Rancagua is 40% more expensive) Oruro vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 53% more expensive) Oruro vs Talca (Talca is 41% more expensive)
Guyana
Oruro vs Georgetown (Georgetown is 64% more expensive) Oruro vs Linden (Linden is 69% more expensive) Oruro vs New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam is 69% more expensive)
Mexico
Oruro vs Mexico City (Mexico City is 98% more expensive) Oruro vs Tijuana (Tijuana is 75% more expensive) Oruro vs Ecatepec de Morelos (Ecatepec de Morelos is 22% more expensive) Oruro vs Leon (Leon is 20% more expensive) Oruro vs Zapopan (Zapopan is 68% more expensive) Oruro vs Guadalajara (Guadalajara is 64% more expensive) Oruro vs Puebla (Puebla is 56% more expensive) Oruro vs Ciudad Juarez (Ciudad Juarez is 62% more expensive) Oruro vs Monterrey (Monterrey is 109% more expensive) Oruro vs Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl (Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl is 20% more expensive)
Suriname
Oruro vs Paramaribo (Paramaribo is 45% more expensive) Oruro vs Nieuw Nickerie (Nieuw Nickerie is 40% more expensive)
Ecuador
Oruro vs Guayaquil (Guayaquil is 51% more expensive) Oruro vs Quito (Quito is 50% more expensive) Oruro vs Cuenca (Cuenca is 28% more expensive) Oruro vs Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo is 1% less expensive) Oruro vs Duran (Duran is 34% more expensive) Oruro vs Machala (Machala is 1% less expensive) Oruro vs Manta (Manta is 45% more expensive) Oruro vs Portoviejo (Portoviejo is 26% more expensive) Oruro vs Loja (Loja is 3% more expensive) Oruro vs Quevedo (Quevedo is 8% more expensive)
Peru
Oruro vs Lima (Lima is 64% more expensive) Oruro vs Arequipa (Arequipa is 7% less expensive) Oruro vs Trujillo (Trujillo is 16% more expensive) Oruro vs Chiclayo (Chiclayo is 14% less expensive) Oruro vs Callao (Callao is 30% more expensive) Oruro vs Piura (Piura is 6% less expensive) Oruro vs Cusco (Cusco is 7% more expensive) Oruro vs Chimbote (Chimbote is 17% less expensive) Oruro vs Huancayo (Huancayo is 2% less expensive) Oruro vs Iquitos (Iquitos is 13% more expensive)
Venezuela
Oruro vs Caracas (Caracas is 74% more expensive) Oruro vs Maracaibo (Maracaibo is 17% more expensive) Oruro vs Valencia (Valencia is 30% more expensive) Oruro vs Maracay (Maracay is 21% more expensive) Oruro vs Barquisimeto (Barquisimeto is 19% more expensive) Oruro vs Barinas (Barinas is 33% more expensive) Oruro vs Ciudad Guayana (Ciudad Guayana is 48% more expensive) Oruro vs Catia La Mar (Catia La Mar is 58% more expensive) Oruro vs Ciudad Bolivar (Ciudad Bolivar is 45% more expensive) Oruro vs Santa Teresa del Tuy (Santa Teresa del Tuy is 51% more expensive)
Colombia
Oruro vs Bogota (Bogota is 44% more expensive) Oruro vs Medellin (Medellin is 45% more expensive) Oruro vs Cali (Cali is 22% more expensive) Oruro vs Barranquilla (Barranquilla is 31% more expensive) Oruro vs Cartagena (Cartagena is 24% more expensive) Oruro vs Cucuta (Cucuta is 8% less expensive) Oruro vs Soacha (Soacha is 24% more expensive) Oruro vs Soledad (Soledad is 40% more expensive) Oruro vs Villavicencio (Villavicencio is 21% less expensive) Oruro vs Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga is 7% more expensive)
Brazil
Oruro vs Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo is 68% more expensive) Oruro vs Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro is 59% more expensive) Oruro vs Brasilia (Brasilia is 34% more expensive) Oruro vs Fortaleza (Fortaleza is 19% more expensive) Oruro vs Salvador (Salvador is 23% more expensive) Oruro vs Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte is 31% more expensive) Oruro vs Manaus (Manaus is 33% more expensive) Oruro vs Curitiba (Curitiba is 27% more expensive) Oruro vs Recife (Recife is 29% more expensive) Oruro vs Goiania (Goiania is 9% more expensive)
Argentina
Oruro vs Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires is 51% more expensive) Oruro vs Cordoba (Cordoba is 54% more expensive) Oruro vs Rosario (Rosario is 5% more expensive) Oruro vs San Miguel de Tucuman (San Miguel de Tucuman is 16% more expensive) Oruro vs Mar del Plata (Mar del Plata is 24% more expensive) Oruro vs Salta (Salta is 21% more expensive) Oruro vs San Juan (San Juan is 9% more expensive) Oruro vs Lanus (Lanus is 34% more expensive) Oruro vs Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero is 35% less expensive) Oruro vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe is 18% more expensive)
Bolivia
Oruro vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 27% more expensive) Oruro vs La Paz (La Paz is 12% more expensive) Oruro vs El Alto (El Alto is 7% more expensive) Oruro vs Cochabamba (Cochabamba is 11% less expensive) Oruro vs Sucre (Sucre is 10% more expensive) Oruro vs Oruro (Oruro has similar costs) Oruro vs Potosi (Potosi is 17% less expensive) Oruro vs Tarija (Tarija is 4% more expensive) Oruro vs Sacaba (Sacaba is 11% less expensive) Oruro vs Trinidad (Trinidad is 28% more expensive)
Paraguay
Oruro vs Asuncion (Asuncion is 11% more expensive) Oruro vs Ciudad del Este (Ciudad del Este is 12% less expensive) Oruro vs Luque (Luque is 0% more expensive) Oruro vs San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo is 3% more expensive) Oruro vs Pedro Juan Caballero (Pedro Juan Caballero is 13% less expensive) Oruro vs Caaguazu (Caaguazu is 32% less expensive) Oruro vs Encarnacion (Encarnacion is 14% less expensive) Oruro vs Coronel Oviedo (Coronel Oviedo is 11% less expensive) Oruro vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 10% less expensive)