La Paz vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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La Paz Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1664
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$297
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$501
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$434
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
99
😀 Quality of life
57
76
🏙️ Population
756K
24.9M

The cost of living in La Paz is 39% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7306th and 4880th ($694 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. La Paz ranked 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6167th and 1178th 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
$4.27
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.7
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.16%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1309
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$594
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.2
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.56
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.61
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.47
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.4
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.85
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.3
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.8
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2571
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi El Alto
$691
197 km or 122 mi Oruro
$628
213 km or 132 mi Puno
$558
234 km or 145 mi Cochabamba
$625
239 km or 149 mi Juliaca
$589
246 km or 153 mi Sacaba
$611
283 km or 176 mi Tacna
$459
319 km or 198 mi Arica
$686
362 km or 225 mi Arequipa
$670
394 km or 245 mi Trinidad
$776
417 km or 259 mi Sucre
$630
427 km or 265 mi Potosi
$526
447 km or 278 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
465 km or 289 mi Iquique
$958
528 km or 328 mi Cusco
$631
545 km or 339 mi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$804
600 km or 373 mi Abancay
$612
665 km or 413 mi Tarija
$565
669 km or 415 mi Calama
$690
714 km or 443 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$768
725 km or 451 mi Rio Branco
$815
751 km or 467 mi Ayacucho
$621
806 km or 501 mi Tartagal
$816
829 km or 515 mi Antofagasta
$1043
840 km or 522 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$811
857 km or 533 mi Ica
$725
868 km or 539 mi Rolim de Moura
$634
885 km or 550 mi Libertador General San Martin
$786
905 km or 562 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$607
907 km or 563 mi Huancayo
$598
915 km or 568 mi Ji-Parana
$645
917 km or 570 mi Ariquemes
$665
918 km or 571 mi Pisco
$571
926 km or 575 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$759
957 km or 594 mi Vilhena
$575
965 km or 600 mi Salta
$815
975 km or 606 mi Porto Velho
$716
1077 km or 669 mi Lima
$1034
1086 km or 675 mi Callao
$820
1101 km or 684 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789