La Paz vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	La Paz	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$681	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1606	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$289	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$464	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.1	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	94
😀 Quality of life	52	94
🏙️ Population	756K	664K

The cost of living in La Paz is 74% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7220th and 689th ($681 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Bolivia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Bolivia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in La Paz compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6482nd and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Rotterdam

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	La Paz	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.19	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.97%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$774	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.75	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2846	$13809

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671