Barcelona vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$501
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$434
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
35
😀 Quality of life
90
57
🏙️ Population
1.73M
756K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 207% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 1659th and 7306th ($2129 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Spain and Bolivia, respectively. Check Spain vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 174th and 6167th 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
$17.3
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
8.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$1309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$6.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$2.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$2571

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

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