Buenos Aires vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$496
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$71.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$358
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
78
33
😀 Quality of life
78
52
🏙️ Population
3.12M
756K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 67% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 4856th and 7220th ($1139 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Argentina and Bolivia, respectively. Check Argentina vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.5 months in La Paz. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 1059th and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$34.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$1119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$2846

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

Cities near La Paz

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi El Alto
$675
197 km or 122 mi Oruro
$634
213 km or 132 mi Puno
$563
234 km or 145 mi Cochabamba
$565
239 km or 149 mi Juliaca
$594
246 km or 153 mi Sacaba
$562
283 km or 176 mi Tacna
$445
319 km or 198 mi Arica
$654
362 km or 225 mi Arequipa
$624
394 km or 245 mi Trinidad
$780
417 km or 259 mi Sucre
$627
427 km or 265 mi Potosi
$509
447 km or 278 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
465 km or 289 mi Iquique
$908
528 km or 328 mi Cusco
$681
545 km or 339 mi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$809
600 km or 373 mi Abancay
$655
665 km or 413 mi Tarija
$560
669 km or 415 mi Calama
$659
714 km or 443 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$730
725 km or 451 mi Rio Branco
$763
751 km or 467 mi Ayacucho
$654
806 km or 501 mi Tartagal
$666
829 km or 515 mi Antofagasta
$990
840 km or 522 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$656
857 km or 533 mi Ica
$732
868 km or 539 mi Rolim de Moura
$589
885 km or 550 mi Libertador General San Martin
$638
905 km or 562 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$562
907 km or 563 mi Huancayo
$604
915 km or 568 mi Ji-Parana
$598
917 km or 570 mi Ariquemes
$616
918 km or 571 mi Pisco
$676
926 km or 575 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$636
957 km or 594 mi Vilhena
$533
965 km or 600 mi Salta
$841
975 km or 606 mi Porto Velho
$662
1077 km or 669 mi Lima
$1040
1086 km or 675 mi Callao
$838
1101 km or 684 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613