Birmingham vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$1719
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$432
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
33
😀 Quality of life
93
51
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.87M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 184% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 1780th and 6771st ($2004 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Bolivia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 58th and 6225th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$5.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$27.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$4111

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near La Paz

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi El Alto
$662
197 km or 122 mi Oruro
$600
213 km or 132 mi Puno
$475
234 km or 145 mi Cochabamba
$525
239 km or 149 mi Juliaca
$511
246 km or 153 mi Sacaba
$525
283 km or 176 mi Tacna
$390
319 km or 198 mi Arica
$702
362 km or 225 mi Arequipa
$562
394 km or 245 mi Trinidad
$775
417 km or 259 mi Sucre
$455
427 km or 265 mi Potosi
$525
447 km or 278 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
465 km or 289 mi Iquique
$825
528 km or 328 mi Cusco
$674
545 km or 339 mi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$746
600 km or 373 mi Abancay
$583
665 km or 413 mi Tarija
$628
669 km or 415 mi Calama
$689
714 km or 443 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$739
725 km or 451 mi Rio Branco
$761
751 km or 467 mi Ayacucho
$491
806 km or 501 mi Tartagal
$565
829 km or 515 mi Antofagasta
$962
840 km or 522 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$547
857 km or 533 mi Ica
$626
868 km or 539 mi Rolim de Moura
$631
885 km or 550 mi Libertador General San Martin
$524
905 km or 562 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$540
907 km or 563 mi Huancayo
$534
915 km or 568 mi Ji-Parana
$631
917 km or 570 mi Ariquemes
$634
918 km or 571 mi Pisco
$593
926 km or 575 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$520
957 km or 594 mi Vilhena
$633
965 km or 600 mi Salta
$538
975 km or 606 mi Porto Velho
$668
1077 km or 669 mi Lima
$932
1086 km or 675 mi Callao
$778
1101 km or 684 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634