El Paso vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	El Paso	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4149	$1630
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$1739	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$71.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$358
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	34	35
😀 Quality of life	85	56
🏙️ Population	679K	756K

The cost of living in El Paso is 171% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 2753rd and 7403rd ($1828 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1911th 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 0.5 months in La Paz. El Paso ranked 154th best city to live in the United States vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 472nd and 6289th 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	$22	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$817	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1466	$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$21.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$33
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.5	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1787	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6914	$3005

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1876
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1928
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1924
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1008
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2026
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1055
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2231
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$953
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2045
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1930
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2110
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1724
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$776
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2190
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2220
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1934
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2140
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2444
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2023
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2418
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2381
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2396
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384

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