Brasilia vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$296	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	28	33
😀 Quality of life	56	46
🏙️ Population	2.82M	756K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 11% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 6598th and 6947th ($765 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Brazil and Bolivia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 5716th and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs La Paz

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	Brasilia	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$3313

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$673
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$600
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$520
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$535
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$547
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$538
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$414
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$748
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$588
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$774
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$666
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$923
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$626
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$780
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$591
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$630
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$673
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$735
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$598
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$804
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$656
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$562
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$575
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$614
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$577
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$1121
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$606
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$977
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$790
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580