Austin vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$464
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$71.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$358
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	33
😀 Quality of life	92	52
🏙️ Population	962K	756K

The cost of living in Austin is 255% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 1002nd and 7220th ($2416 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 2 months in Austin compared to 0.5 months in La Paz. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 151st and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$34.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$2846

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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