La Paz vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$304	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$458
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	33	23
😀 Quality of life	46	53
🏙️ Population	756K	2.06M

The cost of living in La Paz is 10% less expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 6947th and 6606th ($688 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Bolivia and Brazil, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Manaus ranked 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 6481st and 6060th 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	$4.01	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$4516

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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 Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638