La Paz vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

La Paz Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$673
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1639
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$254
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$464
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
71
😀 Quality of life
49
77
🏙️ Population
2.87M
7.01M

The cost of living in La Paz is 58% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7096th and 3292nd ($673 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Bolivia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in La Paz compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6280th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in La Paz vs Riyadh infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in La Paz vs Riyadh

Prices for goods and services in La Paz and Riyadh are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

La Paz Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$492
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.01%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1236
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.46
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.23
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.27
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.77
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.1
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3282
$10359

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

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
$641
197 km or 122 mi Oruro
$601
213 km or 132 mi Puno
$490
234 km or 145 mi Cochabamba
$536
239 km or 149 mi Juliaca
$522
246 km or 153 mi Sacaba
$535
283 km or 176 mi Tacna
$406
319 km or 198 mi Arica
$781
362 km or 225 mi Arequipa
$560
394 km or 245 mi Trinidad
$771
417 km or 259 mi Sucre
$659
427 km or 265 mi Potosi
$498
447 km or 278 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
465 km or 289 mi Iquique
$966
528 km or 328 mi Cusco
$643
545 km or 339 mi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$762
600 km or 373 mi Abancay
$597
665 km or 413 mi Tarija
$627
669 km or 415 mi Calama
$699
714 km or 443 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$766
725 km or 451 mi Rio Branco
$780
751 km or 467 mi Ayacucho
$588
806 km or 501 mi Tartagal
$631
829 km or 515 mi Antofagasta
$1054
840 km or 522 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$623
857 km or 533 mi Ica
$640
868 km or 539 mi Rolim de Moura
$600
885 km or 550 mi Libertador General San Martin
$603
905 km or 562 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$604
907 km or 563 mi Huancayo
$591
915 km or 568 mi Ji-Parana
$602
917 km or 570 mi Ariquemes
$603
918 km or 571 mi Pisco
$605
926 km or 575 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$615
957 km or 594 mi Vilhena
$598
965 km or 600 mi Salta
$729
975 km or 606 mi Porto Velho
$639
1077 km or 669 mi Lima
$986
1086 km or 675 mi Callao
$779
1101 km or 684 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489