La Paz vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	La Paz	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$681	$2380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1606	$5756
🏠 One person rent	$289	$1413
🏘️ Family rent	$464	$2434
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$698
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.1	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$4476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	33	84
😀 Quality of life	52	90
🏙️ Population	756K	430K

The cost of living in La Paz is 71% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 7220th and 1095th ($681 vs $2380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 963rd 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Minneapolis ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 6482nd and 215th 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	$4.03	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.19	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$2639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.97%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$3686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$774	$2479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$74.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$7.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$8.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.75	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$1787
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2846	$26604

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678