Dublin vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	33
😀 Quality of life	96	46
🏙️ Population	593K	756K

The cost of living in Dublin is 282% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 605th and 6947th ($2627 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Ireland and Bolivia, respectively. Check Ireland vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 17th and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs La Paz

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	Dublin	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$3313

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

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