Albuquerque vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$1630
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$71.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$358
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	35
😀 Quality of life	83	56
🏙️ Population	565K	756K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 200% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 1965th and 7403rd ($2026 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.5 months in La Paz. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 561st and 6289th 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	$19	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$21.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$33
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$3005

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$665
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$610
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$571
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$601
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$605
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$590
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$461
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$727
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$652
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$775
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$626
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$508
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$630
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$1010
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$691
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$664
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$556
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$738
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$816
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$812
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$661
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$746
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1103
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$731
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$739
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$701
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$564
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$611
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$649
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$618
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$693
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$572
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$832
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$701
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1075
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$844
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$661