Amsterdam vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$1630
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$71.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$358
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	35
😀 Quality of life	96	56
🏙️ Population	921K	756K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 374% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 126th and 7403rd ($3203 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Netherlands and Bolivia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.5 months in La Paz. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 13th and 6289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs La Paz

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	Amsterdam	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$21.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$33
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$3005

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

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