La Paz vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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La Paz Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1664
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$297
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$501
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$434
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
35
70
😀 Quality of life
57
78
🏙️ Population
756K
7.01M

The cost of living in La Paz is 57% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7306th and 3485th ($694 vs $1628) 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 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. La Paz ranked 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6167th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Riyadh

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La Paz Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.7
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.16%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1309
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$594
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.2
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.56
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.61
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.47
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.4
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.85
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2571
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi El Alto
$691
197 km or 122 mi Oruro
$628
213 km or 132 mi Puno
$558
234 km or 145 mi Cochabamba
$625
239 km or 149 mi Juliaca
$589
246 km or 153 mi Sacaba
$611
283 km or 176 mi Tacna
$459
319 km or 198 mi Arica
$686
362 km or 225 mi Arequipa
$670
394 km or 245 mi Trinidad
$776
417 km or 259 mi Sucre
$630
427 km or 265 mi Potosi
$526
447 km or 278 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
465 km or 289 mi Iquique
$958
528 km or 328 mi Cusco
$631
545 km or 339 mi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$804
600 km or 373 mi Abancay
$612
665 km or 413 mi Tarija
$565
669 km or 415 mi Calama
$690
714 km or 443 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$768
725 km or 451 mi Rio Branco
$815
751 km or 467 mi Ayacucho
$621
806 km or 501 mi Tartagal
$816
829 km or 515 mi Antofagasta
$1043
840 km or 522 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$811
857 km or 533 mi Ica
$725
868 km or 539 mi Rolim de Moura
$634
885 km or 550 mi Libertador General San Martin
$786
905 km or 562 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$607
907 km or 563 mi Huancayo
$598
915 km or 568 mi Ji-Parana
$645
917 km or 570 mi Ariquemes
$665
918 km or 571 mi Pisco
$571
926 km or 575 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$759
957 km or 594 mi Vilhena
$575
965 km or 600 mi Salta
$815
975 km or 606 mi Porto Velho
$716
1077 km or 669 mi Lima
$1034
1086 km or 675 mi Callao
$820
1101 km or 684 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$670

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459