La Paz vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	La Paz	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$673	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1639	$4186
🏠 One person rent	$254	$677
🏘️ Family rent	$407	$1788
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$526
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$464	$2981
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	33	100
😀 Quality of life	49	94
🏙️ Population	2.87M	9.67M

The cost of living in La Paz is 54% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 7096th and 3861st ($673 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Bolivia and South Korea, respectively. Check Bolivia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in La Paz compared to 2 months in Seoul. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 6280th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Seoul

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	La Paz	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.78	$7.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$2513
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.01%	5.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1236	$21201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$11781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$9.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$9.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$38.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$7.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$6.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.73	$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.27	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$159	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3282	$21834

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1085
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1074
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1084
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1127
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1068
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1025
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$941
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1003
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$966
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$988
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1057
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1020
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$990
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$970
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1067
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$968
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$989
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1142
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1025
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1077
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1567
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1036
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1041
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1025
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1140
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1222
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1027
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$1098
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$997
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1111
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1562
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1043