La Paz vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	La Paz	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$673	$2541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1639	$6190
🏠 One person rent	$254	$1502
🏘️ Family rent	$407	$2715
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$464	$4036
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	33	99
😀 Quality of life	49	91
🏙️ Population	2.87M	1.6M

The cost of living in La Paz is 74% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 7096th and 710th ($673 vs $2541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 637th in Bolivia and the United States, respectively. Check Bolivia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in La Paz compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Philadelphia ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 6280th and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Philadelphia

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	La Paz	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.78	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$3091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.01%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1236	$3533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$2340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$7.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.73	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.27	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$159	$1909
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3282	$20863

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2585
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2532
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2606
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2305
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2514
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2578
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2301
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2607
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2617
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2286
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2254
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2506
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2510
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2550
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2256
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2667
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2735
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2091
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2882
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2663
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2753
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2872
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2814
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2785
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2841
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2882
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2398
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2238
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2929
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2254
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2756
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2750