Buenos Aires vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1719
🏠 One person rent
$365
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$432
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
79
33
😀 Quality of life
71
51
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.87M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 12% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 6407th and 6771st ($791 vs $705) 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 0.5 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 2311th and 6225th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$27.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$1243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$6.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$4111

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

Cities near La Paz

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi El Alto
$662
197 km or 122 mi Oruro
$600
213 km or 132 mi Puno
$475
234 km or 145 mi Cochabamba
$525
239 km or 149 mi Juliaca
$511
246 km or 153 mi Sacaba
$525
283 km or 176 mi Tacna
$390
319 km or 198 mi Arica
$702
362 km or 225 mi Arequipa
$562
394 km or 245 mi Trinidad
$775
417 km or 259 mi Sucre
$455
427 km or 265 mi Potosi
$525
447 km or 278 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
465 km or 289 mi Iquique
$825
528 km or 328 mi Cusco
$674
545 km or 339 mi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$746
600 km or 373 mi Abancay
$583
665 km or 413 mi Tarija
$628
669 km or 415 mi Calama
$689
714 km or 443 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$739
725 km or 451 mi Rio Branco
$761
751 km or 467 mi Ayacucho
$491
806 km or 501 mi Tartagal
$565
829 km or 515 mi Antofagasta
$962
840 km or 522 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$547
857 km or 533 mi Ica
$626
868 km or 539 mi Rolim de Moura
$631
885 km or 550 mi Libertador General San Martin
$524
905 km or 562 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$540
907 km or 563 mi Huancayo
$534
915 km or 568 mi Ji-Parana
$631
917 km or 570 mi Ariquemes
$634
918 km or 571 mi Pisco
$593
926 km or 575 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$520
957 km or 594 mi Vilhena
$633
965 km or 600 mi Salta
$538
975 km or 606 mi Porto Velho
$668
1077 km or 669 mi Lima
$932
1086 km or 675 mi Callao
$778
1101 km or 684 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634