La Paz vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$304	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	33	98
😀 Quality of life	46	90
🏙️ Population	756K	3.42M

The cost of living in La Paz is 61% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6947th and 2443rd ($688 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Bolivia and Spain, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Spain 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 Madrid. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 6481st and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Madrid

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	La Paz	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$10042

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522