La Paz vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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La Paz Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1606
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$289
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$464
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
33
100
😀 Quality of life
52
77
🏙️ Population
756K
24.9M

The cost of living in La Paz is 40% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7220th and 4879th ($681 vs $1128) 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 0.5 months in La Paz compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6482nd and 1383rd 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
$4.03
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.19
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.05
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$357
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.1
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.97%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$774
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.52
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.75
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.7
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2846
$27624

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753