Cologne vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1630
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$71.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$358
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
35
😀 Quality of life
96
56
🏙️ Population
1.09M
756K

The cost of living in Cologne is 195% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 2067th and 7403rd ($1990 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Germany and Bolivia, respectively. Check Germany vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in La Paz. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 15th and 6289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs La Paz

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Cologne La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$21.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$33
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$3005

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

Cities near La Paz

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi El Alto
$665
197 km or 122 mi Oruro
$610
213 km or 132 mi Puno
$571
234 km or 145 mi Cochabamba
$601
239 km or 149 mi Juliaca
$605
246 km or 153 mi Sacaba
$590
283 km or 176 mi Tacna
$461
319 km or 198 mi Arica
$727
362 km or 225 mi Arequipa
$652
394 km or 245 mi Trinidad
$775
417 km or 259 mi Sucre
$626
427 km or 265 mi Potosi
$508
447 km or 278 mi Puerto Maldonado
$630
465 km or 289 mi Iquique
$1010
528 km or 328 mi Cusco
$691
545 km or 339 mi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$829
600 km or 373 mi Abancay
$664
665 km or 413 mi Tarija
$556
669 km or 415 mi Calama
$738
714 km or 443 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$816
725 km or 451 mi Rio Branco
$812
751 km or 467 mi Ayacucho
$661
806 km or 501 mi Tartagal
$746
829 km or 515 mi Antofagasta
$1103
840 km or 522 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$731
857 km or 533 mi Ica
$739
868 km or 539 mi Rolim de Moura
$624
885 km or 550 mi Libertador General San Martin
$701
905 km or 562 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$564
907 km or 563 mi Huancayo
$611
915 km or 568 mi Ji-Parana
$636
917 km or 570 mi Ariquemes
$649
918 km or 571 mi Pisco
$618
926 km or 575 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$693
957 km or 594 mi Vilhena
$572
965 km or 600 mi Salta
$832
975 km or 606 mi Porto Velho
$701
1077 km or 669 mi Lima
$1075
1086 km or 675 mi Callao
$844
1101 km or 684 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$661