La Paz vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$304	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$725
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	33	60
😀 Quality of life	46	53
🏙️ Population	756K	9.4M

The cost of living in La Paz is 3% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6947th and 6849th ($688 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 51st in Bolivia and China, respectively. Check Bolivia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 1 months in Ningbo. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 6481st and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Ningbo

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	La Paz	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$12465

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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 Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522