Detroit vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$464
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$71.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$358
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	33
😀 Quality of life	88	52
🏙️ Population	639K	756K

The cost of living in Detroit is 213% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 1636th and 7220th ($2133 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.5 months in La Paz. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 311th and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs La Paz

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	Detroit	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$7.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$34.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$1119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$2846

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

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