La Paz vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	La Paz	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$297	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$501	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$434	$4370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	35	94
😀 Quality of life	57	96
🏙️ Population	756K	2.14M

The cost of living in La Paz is 73% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7306th and 791st ($694 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Bolivia and Australia, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 6167th and 11th 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	$4.27	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.7	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$404	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.16%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1309	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$594	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.56	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.61	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.47	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.85	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2571	$17749

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Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$691
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$628
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$558
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$625
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$589
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$611
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$459
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$686
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$670
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$776
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$630
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$958
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$631
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$804
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$612
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$565
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$690
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$768
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$815
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$621
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$816
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1043
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$811
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$725
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$786
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$607
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$598
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$665
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$571
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$759
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$575
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$815
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$716
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1034
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$820
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913