Barcelona vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$673
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$464
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
33
😀 Quality of life
88
49
🏙️ Population
1.66M
2.87M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 180% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 2198th and 7096th ($1887 vs $673) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Spain and Bolivia, respectively. Check Spain vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.7 months in La Paz. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 238th and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
9.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1236
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$5.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$6.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$3282

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near La Paz

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi El Alto
$641
197 km or 122 mi Oruro
$601
213 km or 132 mi Puno
$490
234 km or 145 mi Cochabamba
$536
239 km or 149 mi Juliaca
$522
246 km or 153 mi Sacaba
$535
283 km or 176 mi Tacna
$406
319 km or 198 mi Arica
$781
362 km or 225 mi Arequipa
$560
394 km or 245 mi Trinidad
$771
417 km or 259 mi Sucre
$659
427 km or 265 mi Potosi
$498
447 km or 278 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
465 km or 289 mi Iquique
$966
528 km or 328 mi Cusco
$643
545 km or 339 mi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$762
600 km or 373 mi Abancay
$597
665 km or 413 mi Tarija
$627
669 km or 415 mi Calama
$699
714 km or 443 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$766
725 km or 451 mi Rio Branco
$780
751 km or 467 mi Ayacucho
$588
806 km or 501 mi Tartagal
$631
829 km or 515 mi Antofagasta
$1054
840 km or 522 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$623
857 km or 533 mi Ica
$640
868 km or 539 mi Rolim de Moura
$600
885 km or 550 mi Libertador General San Martin
$603
905 km or 562 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$604
907 km or 563 mi Huancayo
$591
915 km or 568 mi Ji-Parana
$602
917 km or 570 mi Ariquemes
$603
918 km or 571 mi Pisco
$605
926 km or 575 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$615
957 km or 594 mi Vilhena
$598
965 km or 600 mi Salta
$729
975 km or 606 mi Porto Velho
$639
1077 km or 669 mi Lima
$986
1086 km or 675 mi Callao
$779
1101 km or 684 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603