La Paz vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	La Paz	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$297	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$501	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$434	$4246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	94
😀 Quality of life	57	95
🏙️ Population	756K	664K

The cost of living in La Paz is 74% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7306th and 649th ($694 vs $2659) 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 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. La Paz ranked 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6167th and 20th 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	$4.27	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.7	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$404	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.16%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1309	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$594	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.56	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.61	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.47	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.85	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2571	$13092

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Cities near La Paz

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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799