Calgary vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$414
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	33
😀 Quality of life	90	46
🏙️ Population	1.31M	756K

The cost of living in Calgary is 202% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 1646th and 6947th ($2077 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 3rd in Canada and Bolivia, respectively. Check Canada vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 153rd and 6481st 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	$15.2	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$3313

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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