Edmonton vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1630
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$71.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$358
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	64	35
😀 Quality of life	90	56
🏙️ Population	1.01M	756K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 178% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 2524th and 7403rd ($1878 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 3rd in Canada and Bolivia, respectively. Check Canada vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.5 months in La Paz. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 193rd and 6289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs La Paz

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	Edmonton	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$21.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$33
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$3005

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$665
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$610
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$571
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$601
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$605
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$590
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$461
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$727
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$652
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$775
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$626
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$508
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$630
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$1010
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$691
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$664
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$556
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$738
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$816
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$812
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$661
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$746
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1103
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$731
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$739
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$701
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$564
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$611
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$649
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$618
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$693
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$572
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$832
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$701
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1075
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$844
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$661