La Paz vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$304	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	33	24
😀 Quality of life	46	78
🏙️ Population	756K	592K

The cost of living in La Paz is 52% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6947th and 3759th ($688 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st 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 1.2 months in Malaga. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 6481st and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Malaga

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	La Paz	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$9532

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449