La Paz vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	La Paz	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1630	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$278	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$470	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.7	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$4181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	35	94
😀 Quality of life	56	96
🏙️ Population	756K	2.14M

The cost of living in La Paz is 72% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7403rd and 978th ($675 vs $2448) 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 0.5 months in La Paz compared to 1.7 months in Perth. La Paz ranked 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6289th and 10th 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	$3.82	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$206	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.4	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.1%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1263	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$651	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.88	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.95	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.63	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3005	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894