Cost of Living in La Paz, Bolivia

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$705
$1719
🛋️ Without rent
$434
$1286
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$271
$433
🍽️ Food
$236
$629
🚐 Transport
$114
$311
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$432
😀 Quality of life
51
🏙️ Population
2.87M

The average cost of living in La Paz is $705, which is in the top 27% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 6771st out of 9294 in our global list and 3rd out of 10 in Bolivia.

The median after-tax salary is $432, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months. Ranked 6225th (TOP 67%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 2nd best city to live in Bolivia. With an estimated population of 2.87M, La Paz is the 2nd largest city in Bolivia.

✈️ Closest airport 5 km El Alto International Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 7.3 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 2756 Higher University of San Andres
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Prices in La Paz

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

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