La Paz vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	La Paz	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$681	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1606	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$289	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$464	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.1	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	50
😀 Quality of life	52	92
🏙️ Population	756K	1.02M

The cost of living in La Paz is 68% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7220th and 1744th ($681 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 24th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 6482nd and 129th 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	$4.03	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.19	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.97%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$774	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.75	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2846	$15527

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Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$675
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$634
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$563
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$565
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$594
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$562
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$445
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$654
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$624
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$780
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$627
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$509
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$908
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$681
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$809
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$655
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$560
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$659
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$730
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$763
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$654
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$990
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$656
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$732
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$638
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$562
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$604
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$616
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$676
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$636
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$533
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$841
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$662
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1040
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$838
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822