La Paz vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$304	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	33	80
😀 Quality of life	46	91
🏙️ Population	756K	737K

The cost of living in La Paz is 77% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6947th and 158th ($688 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6481st and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Seattle

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	La Paz	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093