Dubai vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$501
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$434
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
35
😀 Quality of life
90
57
🏙️ Population
3.94M
756K

The cost of living in Dubai is 256% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 947th and 7306th ($2470 vs $694) 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 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 184th and 6167th 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
$11.9
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
8.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$1309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$2.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$2571

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

Cities near La Paz

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi El Alto
$691
197 km or 122 mi Oruro
$628
213 km or 132 mi Puno
$558
234 km or 145 mi Cochabamba
$625
239 km or 149 mi Juliaca
$589
246 km or 153 mi Sacaba
$611
283 km or 176 mi Tacna
$459
319 km or 198 mi Arica
$686
362 km or 225 mi Arequipa
$670
394 km or 245 mi Trinidad
$776
417 km or 259 mi Sucre
$630
427 km or 265 mi Potosi
$526
447 km or 278 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
465 km or 289 mi Iquique
$958
528 km or 328 mi Cusco
$631
545 km or 339 mi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$804
600 km or 373 mi Abancay
$612
665 km or 413 mi Tarija
$565
669 km or 415 mi Calama
$690
714 km or 443 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$768
725 km or 451 mi Rio Branco
$815
751 km or 467 mi Ayacucho
$621
806 km or 501 mi Tartagal
$816
829 km or 515 mi Antofagasta
$1043
840 km or 522 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$811
857 km or 533 mi Ica
$725
868 km or 539 mi Rolim de Moura
$634
885 km or 550 mi Libertador General San Martin
$786
905 km or 562 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$607
907 km or 563 mi Huancayo
$598
915 km or 568 mi Ji-Parana
$645
917 km or 570 mi Ariquemes
$665
918 km or 571 mi Pisco
$571
926 km or 575 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$759
957 km or 594 mi Vilhena
$575
965 km or 600 mi Salta
$815
975 km or 606 mi Porto Velho
$716
1077 km or 669 mi Lima
$1034
1086 km or 675 mi Callao
$820
1101 km or 684 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$670