La Paz vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$304	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$3699
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	33	79
😀 Quality of life	46	94
🏙️ Population	756K	709K

The cost of living in La Paz is 70% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 6947th and 1171st ($688 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Bolivia and Norway, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Norway 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 Oslo. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 6481st and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Oslo

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	La Paz	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$8593

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006