Cologne vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1656
🏠 One person rent
$947
$304
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$525
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$414
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
33
😀 Quality of life
96
46
🏙️ Population
1.09M
756K

The cost of living in Cologne is 153% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 2551st and 6947th ($1744 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 0.6 months in La Paz. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 12th and 6481st 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
$13.1
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$3313

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CologneLa Paz

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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