La Paz vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	La Paz	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$297	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$501	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$434	$5389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	57	95
🏙️ Population	756K	8.8M

The cost of living in La Paz is 83% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7306th and 4th ($694 vs $4202) 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 1.3 months in New York City. La Paz ranked 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6167th and 15th 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	$4.27	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.7	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$404	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.16%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1309	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$594	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.56	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.61	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.47	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.85	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2571	$21713

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Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$691
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$628
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$558
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$625
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$589
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$611
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$459
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$686
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$670
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$776
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$630
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$958
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$631
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$804
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$612
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$565
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$690
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$768
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$815
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$621
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$816
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1043
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$811
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$725
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$786
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$607
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$598
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$665
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$571
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$759
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$575
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$815
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$716
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1034
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$820
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192