La Paz vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$2129
🏠 One person rent	$304	$590
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$1043
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$103
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	33	36
😀 Quality of life	46	12
🏙️ Population	756K	1.48M

The cost of living in La Paz is 29% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6947th and 5680th ($688 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Bolivia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 6481st and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Onitsha

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	La Paz	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$0.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$1617

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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 Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$805
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1611
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$462
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$883
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$558
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$621
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$881
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$651
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$634
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$384
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$779
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$695
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1502
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$764
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$776
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$741
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$601
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$535
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$655
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$677
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$553
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1113
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$743
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1265
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$555
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$820
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$709
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$371
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$613
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$590
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$759
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1121
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$747
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$755
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$647