George Town vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	George Town	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3644	$673
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8755	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$2551	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$5134	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5788	$464
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	20	33
😀 Quality of life	78	49
🏙️ Population	41K	2.87M

The cost of living in George Town is 441% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 17th and 7096th ($3644 vs $673) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Cayman Islands and Bolivia, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in George Town compared to 0.7 months in La Paz. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 703rd and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs La Paz

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	George Town	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.7	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.7	$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.16	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.59	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2606	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2239	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5633	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4623	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.76%	9.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8428	$1236
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.58	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.99	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.5	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1615	$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26502	$3282

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1103
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1108
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1113
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1405
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1076
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1182
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1203
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1260
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1525
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$978
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1024
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$821
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$849
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1046
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2117
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$783
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1325
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1280
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3014
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$797
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1001
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1143
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1041
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1558

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