La Paz vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	La Paz	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$673	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1639	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$254	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$407	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$464	$5746
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	33	97
😀 Quality of life	49	95
🏙️ Population	2.87M	441K

The cost of living in La Paz is 79% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 7096th and 91st ($673 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 73rd 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 0.7 months in La Paz compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 6280th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Oakland

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	La Paz	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.78	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.01%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1236	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.73	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.27	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$159	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3282	$27655

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Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$641
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$601
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$490
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$536
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$522
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$535
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$406
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$781
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$560
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$771
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$659
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$498
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$966
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$643
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$762
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$597
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$627
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$699
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$766
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$780
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$588
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$631
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1054
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$623
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$640
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$600
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$603
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$604
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$591
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$602
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$603
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$605
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$615
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$598
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$729
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$639
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$986
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$779
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$603

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288