Guangzhou vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guangzhou	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2226	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$352	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$830	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	33
😀 Quality of life	75	46
🏙️ Population	18.7M	756K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 12% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 6548th and 6947th ($774 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd in China and Bolivia, respectively. Check China vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 1055th and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs La Paz

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	Guangzhou	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.42	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10125	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14511	$3313

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650

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