Barcelona vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$1630
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$71.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$358
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
35
😀 Quality of life
90
56
🏙️ Population
1.73M
756K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 213% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 1722nd and 7403rd ($2116 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.5 months in La Paz. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 205th and 6289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs La Paz

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Barcelona La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$21.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$33
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$3005

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near La Paz

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi El Alto
$665
197 km or 122 mi Oruro
$610
213 km or 132 mi Puno
$571
234 km or 145 mi Cochabamba
$601
239 km or 149 mi Juliaca
$605
246 km or 153 mi Sacaba
$590
283 km or 176 mi Tacna
$461
319 km or 198 mi Arica
$727
362 km or 225 mi Arequipa
$652
394 km or 245 mi Trinidad
$775
417 km or 259 mi Sucre
$626
427 km or 265 mi Potosi
$508
447 km or 278 mi Puerto Maldonado
$630
465 km or 289 mi Iquique
$1010
528 km or 328 mi Cusco
$691
545 km or 339 mi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$829
600 km or 373 mi Abancay
$664
665 km or 413 mi Tarija
$556
669 km or 415 mi Calama
$738
714 km or 443 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$816
725 km or 451 mi Rio Branco
$812
751 km or 467 mi Ayacucho
$661
806 km or 501 mi Tartagal
$746
829 km or 515 mi Antofagasta
$1103
840 km or 522 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$731
857 km or 533 mi Ica
$739
868 km or 539 mi Rolim de Moura
$624
885 km or 550 mi Libertador General San Martin
$701
905 km or 562 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$564
907 km or 563 mi Huancayo
$611
915 km or 568 mi Ji-Parana
$636
917 km or 570 mi Ariquemes
$649
918 km or 571 mi Pisco
$618
926 km or 575 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$693
957 km or 594 mi Vilhena
$572
965 km or 600 mi Salta
$832
975 km or 606 mi Porto Velho
$701
1077 km or 669 mi Lima
$1075
1086 km or 675 mi Callao
$844
1101 km or 684 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$661