Buenos Aires vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Buenos Aires La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1983
$1735
🏠 One person rent
$337
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$560
$447
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$554
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
79
34
😀 Quality of life
73
52
🏙️ Population
3.06M
2.87M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 15% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 6181st and 6630th ($809 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 0.8 months in La Paz. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 1497th and 6109th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
48.93%
7.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$1281
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$6.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$5.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.6
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5117
$4202

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$550
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$508
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$547
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$547
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$549
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$551
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$550
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$549
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$549
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$452
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$548
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$549
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$548
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$549
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$544
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$640
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$548
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$548
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$547
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$548
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$555
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$549
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$615
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$490
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$552
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$550
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$523
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$559
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$552
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$550
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$553
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$549
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$546
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$560
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$550
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$561
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$557
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$553

Cities near La Paz

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi El Alto
$659
197 km or 122 mi Oruro
$639
213 km or 132 mi Puno
$471
234 km or 145 mi Cochabamba
$565
239 km or 149 mi Juliaca
$605
246 km or 153 mi Sacaba
$582
283 km or 176 mi Tacna
$426
319 km or 198 mi Arica
$759
362 km or 225 mi Arequipa
$554
394 km or 245 mi Trinidad
$518
417 km or 259 mi Sucre
$538
427 km or 265 mi Potosi
$584
447 km or 278 mi Puerto Maldonado
$514
465 km or 289 mi Iquique
$1045
528 km or 328 mi Cusco
$559
545 km or 339 mi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$762
600 km or 373 mi Abancay
$584
665 km or 413 mi Tarija
$561
669 km or 415 mi Calama
$681
714 km or 443 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$882
725 km or 451 mi Rio Branco
$707
751 km or 467 mi Ayacucho
$493
806 km or 501 mi Tartagal
$581
829 km or 515 mi Antofagasta
$1133
840 km or 522 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$549
857 km or 533 mi Ica
$518
868 km or 539 mi Rolim de Moura
$563
885 km or 550 mi Libertador General San Martin
$550
905 km or 562 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$572
907 km or 563 mi Huancayo
$435
915 km or 568 mi Ji-Parana
$564
917 km or 570 mi Ariquemes
$564
918 km or 571 mi Pisco
$544
926 km or 575 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$548
957 km or 594 mi Vilhena
$562
965 km or 600 mi Salta
$564
975 km or 606 mi Porto Velho
$659
1077 km or 669 mi Lima
$826
1086 km or 675 mi Callao
$698
1101 km or 684 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$562