La Paz vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$304	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	33	87
😀 Quality of life	46	91
🏙️ Population	756K	1.39M

The cost of living in La Paz is 80% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6947th and 36th ($688 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6481st and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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	La Paz	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$28706

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759