La Paz vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$304	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	100
😀 Quality of life	46	95
🏙️ Population	756K	8.8M

The cost of living in La Paz is 84% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6947th and 3rd ($688 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6481st and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs New York City

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	La Paz	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$21465

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111