La Paz vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$304	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$1644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	100
😀 Quality of life	46	78
🏙️ Population	756K	24.9M

The cost of living in La Paz is 37% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6947th and 4858th ($688 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Bolivia and China, respectively. Check Bolivia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6481st and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Shanghai

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	La Paz	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$30174

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746