La Paz vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	La Paz	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$673	$2345
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1639	$5568
🏠 One person rent	$254	$1324
🏘️ Family rent	$407	$2222
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$464	$4072
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	33	93
😀 Quality of life	49	98
🏙️ Population	2.87M	2.14M

The cost of living in La Paz is 71% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7096th and 1024th ($673 vs $2345) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Bolivia and Australia, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in La Paz compared to 1.7 months in Perth. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 6280th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Perth

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	La Paz	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.78	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1449
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$2593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.01%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1236	$5420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$3698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$3.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$9.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.73	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.27	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$159	$1940
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3282	$14689

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Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$641
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$601
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$490
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$536
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$522
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$535
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$406
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$781
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$560
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$771
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$659
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$498
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$966
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$643
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$762
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$597
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$627
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$699
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$766
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$780
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$588
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$631
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1054
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$623
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$640
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$600
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$603
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$604
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$591
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$602
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$603
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$605
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$615
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$598
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$729
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$639
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$986
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$779
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$603

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876