La Paz vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$304	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	33	66
😀 Quality of life	46	53
🏙️ Population	756K	2.53M

The cost of living in La Paz is 24% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6947th and 6005th ($688 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Bolivia and Colombia, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 6481st and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Medellin

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	La Paz	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$5682

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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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618