La Paz vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$1913
🏠 One person rent	$304	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$454
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	33	72
😀 Quality of life	46	56
🏙️ Population	756K	1.33M

The cost of living in La Paz is 8% less expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6947th and 6663rd ($688 vs $752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 13th in Bolivia and Brazil, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Porto Alegre ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 6481st and 5820th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Porto Alegre

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	La Paz	Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$1319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$7512

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$632
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$546
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$624
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$495
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$564
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$584
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$593
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$599
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$536
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$608
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$549
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$537
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$519
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$529
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$551
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$500
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$619
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$578
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$577
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$463
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$537
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$589
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$628
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$594
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$857
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$707
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$632
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$639
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$758
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$659
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$600
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$461