Hamilton vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$1664
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$434
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	35
😀 Quality of life	88	57
🏙️ Population	569K	756K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 189% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 2004th and 7306th ($2006 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 3rd in Canada and Bolivia, respectively. Check Canada vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 265th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs La Paz

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	Hamilton	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	8.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$1309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$6.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$2.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$2571

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2318
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1832
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2049
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2308
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2017
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2102
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2109
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1936
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1848
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2415
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2233
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1892
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2078
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2172
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1706
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2303
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2124
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2081
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2181
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1863
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2125
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2123
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1581
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1930
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1802
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1449
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1910
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1939
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1757

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$691
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$628
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$558
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$625
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$589
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$611
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$459
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$686
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$670
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$776
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$630
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$958
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$631
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$804
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$612
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$565
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$690
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$768
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$815
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$621
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$816
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1043
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$811
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$725
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$786
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$607
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$598
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$665
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$571
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$759
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$575
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$815
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$716
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1034
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$820
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670