Columbus vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$464
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$71.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$358
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	33
😀 Quality of life	90	52
🏙️ Population	906K	756K

The cost of living in Columbus is 220% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 1512th and 7220th ($2181 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 Columbus compared to 0.5 months in La Paz. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 217th and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs La Paz

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	Columbus	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.3	$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$34.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$1119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$2846

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$675
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$634
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$563
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$565
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$594
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$562
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$445
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$654
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$624
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$780
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$627
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$509
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$908
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$681
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$809
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$655
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$560
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$659
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$730
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$763
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$654
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$990
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$656
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$732
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$638
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$562
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$604
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$616
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$676
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$636
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$533
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$841
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$662
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1040
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$838
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613