Detroit vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	33
😀 Quality of life	86	46
🏙️ Population	639K	756K

The cost of living in Detroit is 200% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 1678th and 6947th ($2064 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 315th and 6481st 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	$17.3	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$3313

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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