La Paz vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$304	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$4153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	100
😀 Quality of life	46	99
🏙️ Population	756K	8.8M

The cost of living in La Paz is 79% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6947th and 58th ($688 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Bolivia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Bolivia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 1.3 months in London. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6481st and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs London

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	La Paz	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009