Dubai vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$673
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$464
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
64
33
😀 Quality of life
86
49
🏙️ Population
3.33M
2.87M

The cost of living in Dubai is 243% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 1098th and 7096th ($2309 vs $673) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Bolivia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.7 months in La Paz. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 306th and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
9.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$1236
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$3282

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

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