Baltimore vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$1664
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$434
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	35
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	586K	756K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 220% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 1429th and 7306th ($2224 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd 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 Baltimore compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 138th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Baltimore	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	8.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$1309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$2.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$2571

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$691
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$628
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$558
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$625
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$589
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$611
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$459
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$686
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$670
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$776
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$630
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$958
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$631
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$804
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$612
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$565
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$690
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$768
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$815
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$621
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$816
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1043
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$811
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$725
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$786
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$607
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$598
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$665
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$571
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$759
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$575
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$815
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$716
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1034
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$820
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670