Calgary vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1719
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	33
😀 Quality of life	92	51
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.87M

The cost of living in Calgary is 200% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 1526th and 6771st ($2113 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 3rd in Canada and Bolivia, respectively. Check Canada vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 66th and 6225th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs La Paz

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	Calgary	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$27.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$1243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$4111

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

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