La Paz vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	La Paz	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$3273
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$7799
🏠 One person rent	$297	$2094
🏘️ Family rent	$501	$3648
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$836
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$434	$5290
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	97
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	756K	441K

The cost of living in La Paz is 79% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 7306th and 95th ($694 vs $3273) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 70th 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 1.6 months in Oakland. La Paz ranked 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs Oakland ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6167th and 70th 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	$4.27	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$2145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1854
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$3859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$404	$3291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.16%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1309	$7921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$594	$5888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$7.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.56	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.61	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.47	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$5.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$179
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.85	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2571	$20453

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357