La Paz vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$304	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	33	82
😀 Quality of life	46	88
🏙️ Population	756K	468K

The cost of living in La Paz is 71% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6947th and 972nd ($688 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 892nd 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 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 2 months in Raleigh. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 6481st and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Raleigh

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	La Paz	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682