La Paz vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	La Paz	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1630	$6548
🏠 One person rent	$278	$1798
🏘️ Family rent	$470	$3108
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$723
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.7	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$4529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	35	54
😀 Quality of life	56	87
🏙️ Population	756K	525K

The cost of living in La Paz is 76% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 7403rd and 346th ($675 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 285th 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 0.5 months in La Paz compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. La Paz ranked 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 6289th and 376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Sacramento

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	La Paz	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.82	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$206	$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.4	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.1%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1263	$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$651	$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.88	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.95	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.63	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3005	$23546

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Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$665
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$610
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$571
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$601
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$605
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$590
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$461
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$727
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$652
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$775
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$626
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$508
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$630
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$1010
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$691
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$664
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$556
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$738
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$816
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$812
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$661
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$746
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1103
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$731
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$739
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$701
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$564
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$611
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$649
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$618
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$693
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$572
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$832
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$701
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1075
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$844
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$661

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859