Auckland vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	33
😀 Quality of life	90	46
🏙️ Population	1.47M	756K

The cost of living in Auckland is 186% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 1924th and 6947th ($1968 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in New Zealand and Bolivia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 161st and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs La Paz

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	Auckland	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$3313

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$673
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$600
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$520
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$535
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$547
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$538
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$414
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$748
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$588
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$774
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$666
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$923
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$626
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$780
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$591
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$630
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$673
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$735
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$598
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$804
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$656
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$562
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$575
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$614
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$577
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$1121
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$606
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$977
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$790
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580