Dubai vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dubai | La Paz | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dubai is 246% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 989th and 6947th ($2379 vs $688) 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.6 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 288th and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Dubai vs La Paz
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| Dubai | La Paz | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 8 mi |  Sharjah | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Ajman | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Fujairah | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Al Ain | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 234 km or 146 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 339 km or 211 mi |  Seeb | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Nizwa | |
| 380 km or 236 mi |  Doha | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Muscat | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Al Khor | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Jahrom | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Fasa | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Jiroft | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Sirjan | |
| 485 km or 301 mi |  Manama | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Riffa | |
| 487 km or 303 mi | Isa Town | |
| 523 km or 325 mi | Bam | |
| 528 km or 328 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 534 km or 332 mi | Chabahar | |
| 537 km or 334 mi | Dammam | |
| 554 km or 345 mi | Shiraz | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Qatif | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 574 km or 357 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 578 km or 359 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Kerman | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Jubail | |
| 601 km or 373 mi | Borazjan | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Kazerun | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Bushehr | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Yasuj | |
| 721 km or 448 mi | Zahedan | |
| 743 km or 461 mi | Yazd | |
| 773 km or 481 mi | Behbahan |
Cities near La Paz
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.6 km or 3.5 mi |  El Alto | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Oruro | |
| 213 km or 132 mi |  Puno | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Cochabamba | |
| 239 km or 149 mi | Juliaca | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Sacaba | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Tacna | |
| 319 km or 198 mi |  Arica | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Arequipa | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Trinidad | |
| 417 km or 259 mi | Sucre | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Potosi | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Puerto Maldonado | |
| 465 km or 289 mi | Iquique | |
| 528 km or 328 mi | Cusco | |
| 545 km or 339 mi | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | |
| 600 km or 373 mi | Abancay | |
| 665 km or 413 mi | Tarija | |
| 669 km or 415 mi | Calama | |
| 714 km or 443 mi | San Pedro de Atacama | |
| 725 km or 451 mi |  Rio Branco | |
| 751 km or 467 mi | Ayacucho | |
| 806 km or 501 mi |  Tartagal | |
| 829 km or 515 mi | Antofagasta | |
| 840 km or 522 mi | San Ramon de la Nueva Oran | |
| 857 km or 533 mi | Ica | |
| 868 km or 539 mi | Rolim de Moura | |
| 885 km or 550 mi | Libertador General San Martin | |
| 905 km or 562 mi | San Salvador de Jujuy | |
| 907 km or 563 mi | Huancayo | |
| 915 km or 568 mi | Ji-Parana | |
| 917 km or 570 mi | Ariquemes | |
| 918 km or 571 mi | Pisco | |
| 926 km or 575 mi | San Pedro de Jujuy | |
| 957 km or 594 mi | Vilhena | |
| 965 km or 600 mi | Salta | |
| 975 km or 606 mi | Porto Velho | |
| 1077 km or 669 mi | Lima | |
| 1086 km or 675 mi | Callao | |
| 1101 km or 684 mi | Cruzeiro do Sul |