Albuquerque vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$464
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$71.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$358
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	33
😀 Quality of life	84	52
🏙️ Population	565K	756K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 188% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 2114th and 7220th ($1964 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th 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 0.5 months in La Paz. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 484th and 6482nd 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	$17.1	$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$7.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$34.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$1119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$2846

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$675
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$634
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$563
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$565
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$594
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$562
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$445
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$654
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$624
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$780
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$627
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$509
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$908
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$681
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$809
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$655
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$560
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$659
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$730
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$763
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$654
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$990
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$656
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$732
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$638
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$562
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$604
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$616
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$676
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$636
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$533
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$841
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$662
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1040
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$838
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613