La Paz vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$1633
🏠 One person rent	$304	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$609
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	33	30
😀 Quality of life	46	36
🏙️ Population	756K	1.58M

The cost of living in La Paz is 0.6% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 6947th and 6965th ($688 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 115th in Bolivia and Mexico, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 0.9 months in Leon. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Leon ranked 55th in Mexico, while ranked 6481st and 7382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Leon

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	La Paz	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$26.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	11.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$6.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$8.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$2639

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$768
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$853
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$667
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$634
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$693
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$725
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$778
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$804
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$983
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$717
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$846
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1021
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$677
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$753
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$760
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$696
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$634
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$761
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$747
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$800
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$906
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704