La Paz vs Las Vegas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Las Vegas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$2271
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$5203
🏠 One person rent	$304	$1389
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$2398
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$4042
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	33	51
😀 Quality of life	46	87
🏙️ Population	756K	642K

The cost of living in La Paz is 70% less expensive than in Las Vegas. Cities ranked 6947th and 1211th ($688 vs $2271) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1100th in Bolivia and the United States, respectively. Check Bolivia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 1.8 months in Las Vegas. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Las Vegas ranked 75th in the United States, while ranked 6481st and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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	La Paz	Las Vegas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$6.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$1126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$1986
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$3295
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$2677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$3.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$9.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$93.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1017
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$13572

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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

Cities near Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2260
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2322
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2343
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2261
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2566
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$2235
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1852
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$1926
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2126
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2146
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2749
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$2115
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2592
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$2083
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$2141
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2550
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2568
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2840
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2471
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2657
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2421
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2763
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2389
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2619
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2778
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2578
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2502
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2888
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2501
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2619
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2447
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2768
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2544
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2466
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2726
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3060
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2701
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2695