Buenos Aires vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$1656
🏠 One person rent
$470
$304
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$525
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$414
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
79
33
😀 Quality of life
74
46
🏙️ Population
3.12M
756K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 64% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 4694th and 6947th ($1130 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Argentina and Bolivia, respectively. Check Argentina vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 1194th and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$3313

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

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