Chicago vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$673
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$464
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	96	49
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.87M

The cost of living in Chicago is 296% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 483rd and 7096th ($2667 vs $673) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 0.7 months in La Paz. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 20th and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	9.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$1236
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$5.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$3282

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$641
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$601
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$490
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$536
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$522
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$535
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$406
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$781
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$560
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$771
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$659
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$498
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$966
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$643
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$762
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$597
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$627
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$699
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$766
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$780
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$588
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$631
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1054
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$623
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$640
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$600
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$603
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$604
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$591
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$602
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$603
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$605
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$615
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$598
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$729
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$639
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$986
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$779
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$603