Detroit vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$673
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$464
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	33
😀 Quality of life	88	49
🏙️ Population	639K	2.87M

The cost of living in Detroit is 198% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 1856th and 7096th ($2006 vs $673) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 0.7 months in La Paz. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 216th and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	9.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$1236
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$6.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$3282

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

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