La Paz vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	La Paz	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1630	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$278	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$470	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.7	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	35	27
😀 Quality of life	56	57
🏙️ Population	756K	49K

The cost of living in La Paz is 47% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 7403rd and 4601st ($675 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Bolivia and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in La Paz compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. La Paz ranked 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 6289th and 6239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Port of Spain

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	La Paz	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.82	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$206	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.4	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.1%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1263	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$651	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.88	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.95	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.63	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3005	$9211

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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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775