La Paz vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$304	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	50
😀 Quality of life	46	90
🏙️ Population	756K	1.02M

The cost of living in La Paz is 67% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6947th and 1701st ($688 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 25th in Bolivia and Canada, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 6481st and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Ottawa

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	La Paz	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800