La Paz vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$304	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$683
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	33	64
😀 Quality of life	46	55
🏙️ Population	756K	1.76M

The cost of living in La Paz is 22% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6947th and 6124th ($688 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Bolivia and Ecuador, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 0.8 months in Quito. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 6481st and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Quito

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	La Paz	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$8036

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493