La Paz vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	La Paz	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1630	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$278	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$470	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.7	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	35	49
😀 Quality of life	56	92
🏙️ Population	756K	1.02M

The cost of living in La Paz is 68% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7403rd and 1668th ($675 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 27th in Bolivia and Canada, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in La Paz compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. La Paz ranked 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6289th and 123rd 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	$3.82	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$206	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.4	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.1%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1263	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$651	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.88	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.95	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.63	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3005	$17337

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Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$665
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$610
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$571
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$601
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$605
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$590
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$461
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$727
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$652
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$775
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$626
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$508
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$630
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$1010
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$691
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$664
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$556
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$738
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$816
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$812
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$661
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$746
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1103
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$731
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$739
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$701
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$564
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$611
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$649
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$618
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$693
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$572
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$832
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$701
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1075
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$844
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$661

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891