La Paz vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	La Paz	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$681	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1606	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$289	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$464	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.1	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$4437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	33	82
😀 Quality of life	52	90
🏙️ Population	756K	468K

The cost of living in La Paz is 71% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 7220th and 1213th ($681 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1060th in Bolivia and the United States, respectively. Check Bolivia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in La Paz compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 6482nd and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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	La Paz	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.19	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.97%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$774	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.75	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2846	$24117

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Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$675
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$634
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$563
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$565
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$594
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$562
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$445
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$654
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$624
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$780
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$627
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$509
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$908
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$681
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$809
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$655
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$560
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$659
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$730
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$763
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$654
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$990
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$656
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$732
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$638
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$562
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$604
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$616
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$676
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$636
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$533
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$841
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$662
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1040
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$838
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766