Edmonton vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$948	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	33
😀 Quality of life	89	46
🏙️ Population	1.01M	756K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 157% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 2475th and 6947th ($1769 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th 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 0.6 months in La Paz. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 181st and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Edmonton	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$3313

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
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	$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