La Paz vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	La Paz	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$673	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1639	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$254	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$407	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$464	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	95
😀 Quality of life	49	63
🏙️ Population	2.87M	11.5M

The cost of living in La Paz is 33% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7096th and 5616th ($673 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Bolivia and Brazil, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in La Paz compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6280th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Sao Paulo

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	La Paz	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.78	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.01%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1236	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.73	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.27	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$159	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3282	$13135

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Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$641
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$601
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$490
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$536
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$522
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$535
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$406
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$781
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$560
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$771
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$659
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$498
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$966
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$643
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$762
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$597
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$627
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$699
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$766
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$780
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$588
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$631
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1054
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$623
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$640
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$600
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$603
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$604
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$591
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$602
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$603
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$605
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$615
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$598
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$729
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$639
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$986
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$779
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$603

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629