Brasilia vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brasilia	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2550	$1664
🏠 One person rent	$443	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$891	$434
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	28	35
😀 Quality of life	66	57
🏙️ Population	3M	756K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 38% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 5856th and 7306th ($958 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Brazil and Bolivia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Brasilia compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 5032nd and 6167th 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	$8.07	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96	$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	8.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2461	$1309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1684	$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.7	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.4	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$710	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17564	$2571

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$763
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$575
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$725
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$800
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$704
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$712
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$703
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$680
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$625
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$728
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$639
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$651
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$639
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$626
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$622
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$653
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$676
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$623
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$659
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$640
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$597
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$645
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$693
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$618
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$665
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$616
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$672
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$638
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$669
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$764
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$715
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$636
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$686

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