La Paz vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	La Paz	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$297	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$501	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$41.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$434	$209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	35	19
😀 Quality of life	57	41
🏙️ Population	756K	159K

The cost of living in La Paz is 30% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 7306th and 5666th ($694 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Bolivia and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 0.2 months in Praia. La Paz ranked 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 6167th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Praia

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	La Paz	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.27	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.7	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$3.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$404	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.16%	8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1309	$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$594	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.56	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.61	$4.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.47	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.85	$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$70.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2571	$3188

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$979
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$979
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1281
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1206
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1214
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$545
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$611
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$527
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1163
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1141
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1164
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$653
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$857
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1119
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$831
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$983
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1050
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$984
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1272
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1005
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1231
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1219
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$993
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$518
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$561
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$627
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$494