Chengdu vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$240	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$414
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	33
😀 Quality of life	72	46
🏙️ Population	20.9M	756K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 9% less expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 7421st and 6947th ($623 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 3rd in China and Bolivia, respectively. Check China vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 1890th and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs La Paz

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	Chengdu	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$3313

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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