Denver vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Denver	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2717	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6307	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$1692	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$2963	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	33
😀 Quality of life	90	46
🏙️ Population	716K	756K

The cost of living in Denver is 295% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 463rd and 6947th ($2717 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th 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 1.9 months in Denver compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Denver ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 158th and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs La Paz

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	Denver	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1812	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.4	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4595	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3621	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1528	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16279	$3313

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768

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