La Paz vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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La Paz Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$705
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1719
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$271
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$433
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$432
$3776
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
33
100
😀 Quality of life
51
98
🏙️ Population
2.87M
4.53M

The cost of living in La Paz is 70% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6771st and 933rd ($705 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Bolivia and Australia, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6225th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Melbourne

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La Paz Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.84
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$492
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.9
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.9%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1243
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$865
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.7
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.23
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.23
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.8
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.3
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4111
$18868

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi El Alto
$662
197 km or 122 mi Oruro
$600
213 km or 132 mi Puno
$475
234 km or 145 mi Cochabamba
$525
239 km or 149 mi Juliaca
$511
246 km or 153 mi Sacaba
$525
283 km or 176 mi Tacna
$390
319 km or 198 mi Arica
$702
362 km or 225 mi Arequipa
$562
394 km or 245 mi Trinidad
$775
417 km or 259 mi Sucre
$455
427 km or 265 mi Potosi
$525
447 km or 278 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
465 km or 289 mi Iquique
$825
528 km or 328 mi Cusco
$674
545 km or 339 mi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$746
600 km or 373 mi Abancay
$583
665 km or 413 mi Tarija
$628
669 km or 415 mi Calama
$689
714 km or 443 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$739
725 km or 451 mi Rio Branco
$761
751 km or 467 mi Ayacucho
$491
806 km or 501 mi Tartagal
$565
829 km or 515 mi Antofagasta
$962
840 km or 522 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$547
857 km or 533 mi Ica
$626
868 km or 539 mi Rolim de Moura
$631
885 km or 550 mi Libertador General San Martin
$524
905 km or 562 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$540
907 km or 563 mi Huancayo
$534
915 km or 568 mi Ji-Parana
$631
917 km or 570 mi Ariquemes
$634
918 km or 571 mi Pisco
$593
926 km or 575 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$520
957 km or 594 mi Vilhena
$633
965 km or 600 mi Salta
$538
975 km or 606 mi Porto Velho
$668
1077 km or 669 mi Lima
$932
1086 km or 675 mi Callao
$778
1101 km or 684 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481