La Paz vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$304	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	33	81
😀 Quality of life	46	67
🏙️ Population	756K	5.6M

The cost of living in La Paz is 29% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6947th and 5668th ($688 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Bolivia and Russia, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6481st and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Saint Petersburg

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	La Paz	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$7571

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Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$673
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$600
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$520
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$535
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$547
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$538
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$414
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$748
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$588
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$774
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$666
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$923
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$626
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$780
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$591
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$630
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$673
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$735
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$598
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$804
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$656
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$562
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$575
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$614
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$577
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$1121
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$606
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$977
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$790
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441