La Paz vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$304	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	33	81
😀 Quality of life	46	91
🏙️ Population	756K	1.43M

The cost of living in La Paz is 66% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6947th and 1745th ($688 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1531st 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 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 2 months in San Antonio. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 6481st and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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	La Paz	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133