Auckland vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$464
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$71.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$358
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	33
😀 Quality of life	91	52
🏙️ Population	1.47M	756K

The cost of living in Auckland is 188% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 2124th and 7220th ($1961 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.5 months in La Paz. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 170th and 6482nd 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	$12.6	$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$7.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$34.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$1119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$5.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$2846

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

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