La Paz vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$2413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$304	$1527
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$2684
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$4154
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	33	67
😀 Quality of life	46	73
🏙️ Population	756K	504K

The cost of living in La Paz is 71% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 6947th and 933rd ($688 vs $2413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 854th in Bolivia and the United States, respectively. Check Bolivia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 1.7 months in Mesa. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Mesa ranked 422nd in the United States, while ranked 6481st and 1561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Mesa

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	La Paz	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$74.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$1217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$2321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$2947
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$3478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$4.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$9.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$9.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$4.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$12523

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913