La Paz vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$304	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$4131
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	33	99
😀 Quality of life	46	90
🏙️ Population	756K	1.6M

The cost of living in La Paz is 73% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 6947th and 664th ($688 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 610th 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 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 6481st and 138th 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	$4.01	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$19774

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Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$673
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$600
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$520
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$535
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$547
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$538
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$414
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$748
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$588
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$774
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$666
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$923
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$626
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$780
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$591
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$630
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$673
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$735
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$598
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$804
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$656
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$562
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$575
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$614
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$577
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$1121
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$606
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$977
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$790
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693