Hong Kong vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	88	46
🏙️ Population	7.41M	756K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 298% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 427th and 6947th ($2737 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in China and Bolivia, respectively. Check China vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 248th and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs La Paz

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	Hong Kong	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$3313

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

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