La Paz vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	La Paz	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$681	$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1606	$5001
🏠 One person rent	$289	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$464	$1923
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.1	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$3707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	33	82
😀 Quality of life	52	91
🏙️ Population	756K	577K

The cost of living in La Paz is 67% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 7220th and 1864th ($681 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1525th 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 0.5 months in La Paz compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 6482nd and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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	La Paz	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$61.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.19	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.97%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$1953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$774	$1705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.75	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2846	$23971

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Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$675
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$634
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$563
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$565
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$594
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$562
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$445
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$654
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$624
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$780
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$627
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$509
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$908
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$681
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$809
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$655
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$560
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$659
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$730
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$763
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$654
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$990
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$656
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$732
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$638
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$562
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$604
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$616
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$676
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$636
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$533
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$841
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$662
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1040
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$838
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399