George Town vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	George Town	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3374	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8402	$1719
🏠 One person rent	$2280	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$4877	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$837	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4688	$432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	20	33
😀 Quality of life	77	51
🏙️ Population	41K	2.87M

The cost of living in George Town is 378% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 32nd and 6771st ($3374 vs $705) 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 1.4 months in George Town compared to 0.6 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 754th and 6225th 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	$30.2	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$5.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5734	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4269	$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$27.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$120	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.08%	8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8481	$1243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.78	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.93	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.3	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.3	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$6.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.3	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1229	$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25346	$4111

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$662
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$600
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$475
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$525
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$511
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$525
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$390
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$562
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$775
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$455
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$525
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$562
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$825
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$674
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$746
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$583
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$628
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$689
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$739
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$761
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$491
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$565
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$962
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$547
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$626
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$631
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$524
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$540
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$534
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$634
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$593
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$520
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$633
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$538
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$668
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$932
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$778
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$634