Albuquerque vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$1664
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$434
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	35
😀 Quality of life	83	57
🏙️ Population	565K	756K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 192% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 1945th and 7306th ($2029 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 3rd in the United States and Bolivia, respectively. Check the United States vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 518th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs La Paz

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	Albuquerque	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	8.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$1309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$2571

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$691
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$628
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$558
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$625
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$589
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$611
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$459
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$686
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$670
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$776
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$630
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$958
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$631
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$804
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$612
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$565
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$690
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$768
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$815
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$621
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$816
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1043
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$811
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$725
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$786
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$607
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$598
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$665
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$571
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$759
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$575
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$815
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$716
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1034
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$820
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670