Houston vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$464
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$71.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$358
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	93	52
🏙️ Population	2.3M	756K

The cost of living in Houston is 229% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 1375th and 7220th ($2240 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th and 3rd in the United States and Bolivia, respectively. Check the United States vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 0.5 months in La Paz. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 77th and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$34.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$1119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$2846

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$675
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$634
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$563
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$565
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$594
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$562
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$445
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$654
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$624
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$780
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$627
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$509
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$908
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$681
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$809
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$655
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$560
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$659
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$730
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$763
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$654
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$990
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$656
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$732
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$638
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$562
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$604
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$616
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$676
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$636
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$533
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$841
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$662
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1040
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$838
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613