La Paz vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	La Paz	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$681	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1606	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$289	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$464	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.1	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$480
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	33	23
😀 Quality of life	52	59
🏙️ Population	756K	2.06M

The cost of living in La Paz is 13% less expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 7220th and 6721st ($681 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 19th in Bolivia and Brazil, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in La Paz compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Manaus ranked 24th in Brazil, while ranked 6482nd and 5990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Manaus

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	La Paz	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.19	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.97%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$774	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.75	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2846	$4650

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Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$675
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$634
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$563
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$565
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$594
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$562
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$445
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$654
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$624
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$780
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$627
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$509
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$908
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$681
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$809
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$655
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$560
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$659
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$730
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$763
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$654
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$990
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$656
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$732
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$638
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$562
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$604
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$616
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$676
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$636
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$533
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$841
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$662
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1040
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$838
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$696
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$695
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$701
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$707
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$716
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$637
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$653
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$692
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$662
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$616
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$631
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1201
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$573
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$606
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$622
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$533
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$709
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$615
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1151
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$631
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$620
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1934
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$656
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1931
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$784
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$768
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$784
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$660