La Paz vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$2034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$304	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$2198
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	33	54
😀 Quality of life	46	83
🏙️ Population	756K	342K

The cost of living in La Paz is 66% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 6947th and 1742nd ($688 vs $2034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1529th 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 1.1 months in San Juan. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs San Juan ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 6481st and 422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs San Juan

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	La Paz	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$811
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$2444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$10321

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1684
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1166
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1373
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1557
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1514
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1748
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1744
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1790
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1798
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1364
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1707
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1704
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1682
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1566
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1532
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1189
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1610
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1354
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$793
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1612
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1572
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1429
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1546
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177