La Paz vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	La Paz	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$681	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1606	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$289	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$464	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.1	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$5915
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	33	87
😀 Quality of life	52	93
🏙️ Population	756K	1.01M

The cost of living in La Paz is 83% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7220th and 6th ($681 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 6482nd and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs San Jose, United States

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	La Paz	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.19	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.97%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$774	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.75	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2846	$22302

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Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$675
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$634
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$563
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$565
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$594
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$562
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$445
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$654
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$624
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$780
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$627
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$509
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$908
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$681
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$809
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$655
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$560
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$659
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$730
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$763
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$654
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$990
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$656
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$732
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$638
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$562
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$604
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$616
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$676
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$636
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$533
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$841
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$662
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1040
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$838
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254