La Paz vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$304	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	38
😀 Quality of life	46	86
🏙️ Population	756K	549K

The cost of living in La Paz is 58% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6947th and 2883rd ($688 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 110th in Bolivia and Canada, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Canada 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 Quebec City. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 6481st and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Quebec City

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	La Paz	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$6012

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732