Amsterdam vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$464
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$71.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$358
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	33
😀 Quality of life	96	52
🏙️ Population	921K	756K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 358% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 143rd and 7220th ($3118 vs $681) 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 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.5 months in La Paz. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 31st and 6482nd 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	$21.3	$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$7.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$34.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$2846

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

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