Amsterdam vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$673
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$464
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	33
😀 Quality of life	95	49
🏙️ Population	921K	2.87M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 325% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 252nd and 7096th ($2859 vs $673) 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 0.7 months in La Paz. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 25th and 6280th 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	$20	$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	9.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$1236
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$3282

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$641
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$601
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$490
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$536
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$522
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$535
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$406
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$781
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$560
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$771
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$659
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$498
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$966
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$643
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$762
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$597
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$627
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$699
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$766
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$780
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$588
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$631
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1054
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$623
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$640
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$600
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$603
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$604
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$591
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$602
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$603
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$605
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$615
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$598
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$729
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$639
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$986
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$779
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$603