Bangalore vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$219	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	74	33
😀 Quality of life	68	46
🏙️ Population	12.3M	756K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 23% less expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 8398th and 6947th ($533 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in India and Bolivia, respectively. Check India vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 3159th and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs La Paz

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	Bangalore	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$3313

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

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