Buenos Aires vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$673
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$402
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$464
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
79
33
😀 Quality of life
72
49
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.87M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 35% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 6099th and 7096th ($909 vs $673) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Argentina and Bolivia, respectively. Check Argentina vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.7 months in La Paz. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 1789th and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.29
 Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
9.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$1236
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$6.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$3282

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

Cities near La Paz

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi El Alto
$641
197 km or 122 mi Oruro
$601
213 km or 132 mi Puno
$490
234 km or 145 mi Cochabamba
$536
239 km or 149 mi Juliaca
$522
246 km or 153 mi Sacaba
$535
283 km or 176 mi Tacna
$406
319 km or 198 mi Arica
$781
362 km or 225 mi Arequipa
$560
394 km or 245 mi Trinidad
$771
417 km or 259 mi Sucre
$659
427 km or 265 mi Potosi
$498
447 km or 278 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
465 km or 289 mi Iquique
$966
528 km or 328 mi Cusco
$643
545 km or 339 mi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$762
600 km or 373 mi Abancay
$597
665 km or 413 mi Tarija
$627
669 km or 415 mi Calama
$699
714 km or 443 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$766
725 km or 451 mi Rio Branco
$780
751 km or 467 mi Ayacucho
$588
806 km or 501 mi Tartagal
$631
829 km or 515 mi Antofagasta
$1054
840 km or 522 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$623
857 km or 533 mi Ica
$640
868 km or 539 mi Rolim de Moura
$600
885 km or 550 mi Libertador General San Martin
$603
905 km or 562 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$604
907 km or 563 mi Huancayo
$591
915 km or 568 mi Ji-Parana
$602
917 km or 570 mi Ariquemes
$603
918 km or 571 mi Pisco
$605
926 km or 575 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$615
957 km or 594 mi Vilhena
$598
965 km or 600 mi Salta
$729
975 km or 606 mi Porto Velho
$639
1077 km or 669 mi Lima
$986
1086 km or 675 mi Callao
$779
1101 km or 684 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603