Austin vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	33
😀 Quality of life	90	46
🏙️ Population	962K	756K

The cost of living in Austin is 257% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 858th and 6947th ($2455 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 142nd and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$3313

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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