Brisbane vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	33
😀 Quality of life	97	46
🏙️ Population	2.71M	756K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 193% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 1792nd and 6947th ($2016 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd in Australia and Bolivia, respectively. Check Australia vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 7th and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs La Paz

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	Brisbane	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$3313

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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