La Paz vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	La Paz	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$681	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1606	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$289	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$464	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.1	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	95
😀 Quality of life	52	69
🏙️ Population	756K	11.5M

The cost of living in La Paz is 35% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7220th and 5192nd ($681 vs $1052) 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 0.5 months in La Paz compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6482nd and 4142nd 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	$4.03	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.19	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.97%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$774	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.75	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2846	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666