Arlington vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$1630
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$71.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$358
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	35
😀 Quality of life	78	56
🏙️ Population	394K	756K

The cost of living in Arlington is 183% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 2397th and 7403rd ($1907 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th 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 Arlington compared to 0.5 months in La Paz. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 894th and 6289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs La Paz

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	Arlington	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$21.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$33
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$3005

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

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