El Paso vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	El Paso	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1775	$673
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4161	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$1821	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3710	$464
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	33
😀 Quality of life	80	49
🏙️ Population	679K	2.87M

The cost of living in El Paso is 164% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 2613th and 7096th ($1775 vs $673) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1951st 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 2.1 months in El Paso compared to 0.7 months in La Paz. El Paso ranked 134th best city to live in the United States vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 532nd and 6280th 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	$12.9	$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.9	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$945	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$749	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1654	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1491	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	9.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$1236
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1755	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.4	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.64	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$5.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.98	$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.01	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.6	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$671	$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7468	$3282

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1834
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1847
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1834
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$854
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2111
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$803
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2230
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$792
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1682
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1954
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$1986
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1629
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$786
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2052
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2618
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2176
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1715
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2003
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2324
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$854
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2398
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2372
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2414
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$641
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$601
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$490
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$536
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$522
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$535
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$406
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$781
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$560
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$771
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$659
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$498
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$966
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$643
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$762
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$597
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$627
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$699
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$766
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$780
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$588
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$631
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1054
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$623
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$640
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$600
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$603
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$604
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$591
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$602
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$603
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$605
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$615
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$598
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$729
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$639
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$986
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$779
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$603