La Paz vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$304	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$4620
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	33	84
😀 Quality of life	46	88
🏙️ Population	756K	430K

The cost of living in La Paz is 70% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 6947th and 1145th ($688 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1045th 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 2 months in Minneapolis. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Minneapolis ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 6481st and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Minneapolis

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	La Paz	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$27328

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682