El Paso vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$980	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	33
😀 Quality of life	79	46
🏙️ Population	679K	756K

The cost of living in El Paso is 163% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 2363rd and 6947th ($1813 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 3rd in the United States and Bolivia, respectively. Check the United States vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 633rd and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs La Paz

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	El Paso	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$3313

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

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