Chicago vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Chicago La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$1656
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$304
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$525
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$414
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
33
😀 Quality of life
95
46
🏙️ Population
2.75M
756K

The cost of living in Chicago is 289% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 529th and 6947th ($2678 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 3rd in the United States and Bolivia, respectively. Check the United States vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 23rd and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Chicago vs La Paz infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Chicago vs La Paz

Prices for goods and services in Chicago and La Paz are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Chicago La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$3313

Cost of living in other countries

ChicagoLa Paz

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

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