La Paz vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$3854
🏠 One person rent	$304	$718
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$1250
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$2090
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	33	43
😀 Quality of life	46	84
🏙️ Population	756K	877K

The cost of living in La Paz is 56% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 6947th and 3148th ($688 vs $1571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 33rd in Bolivia and France, respectively. Check Bolivia vs France 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 Marseille. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Marseille ranked 9th in France, while ranked 6481st and 400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Marseille

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	La Paz	Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$725
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$5047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$3002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$24.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$9082

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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 Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1568
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1496
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1308
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1338
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1338
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1231
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1472
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1707
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1650
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1673
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$6593
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1233
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1364
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1182
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1093
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1362
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1434
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1074
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1197
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1344
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1338
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1203
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1361
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1539
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1391
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1310
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1424
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1512
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1570
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1209
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1522
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1076
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1428
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1470