La Paz vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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La Paz Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1630
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$278
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$470
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
99
😀 Quality of life
56
75
🏙️ Population
756K
24.9M

The cost of living in La Paz is 40% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7403rd and 4971st ($675 vs $1126) 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 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6289th and 1655th 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
$3.82
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.4
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.5
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.1%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1263
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$651
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.2
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.46
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.63
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3005
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi El Alto
$665
197 km or 122 mi Oruro
$610
213 km or 132 mi Puno
$571
234 km or 145 mi Cochabamba
$601
239 km or 149 mi Juliaca
$605
246 km or 153 mi Sacaba
$590
283 km or 176 mi Tacna
$461
319 km or 198 mi Arica
$727
362 km or 225 mi Arequipa
$652
394 km or 245 mi Trinidad
$775
417 km or 259 mi Sucre
$626
427 km or 265 mi Potosi
$508
447 km or 278 mi Puerto Maldonado
$630
465 km or 289 mi Iquique
$1010
528 km or 328 mi Cusco
$691
545 km or 339 mi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$829
600 km or 373 mi Abancay
$664
665 km or 413 mi Tarija
$556
669 km or 415 mi Calama
$738
714 km or 443 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$816
725 km or 451 mi Rio Branco
$812
751 km or 467 mi Ayacucho
$661
806 km or 501 mi Tartagal
$746
829 km or 515 mi Antofagasta
$1103
840 km or 522 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$731
857 km or 533 mi Ica
$739
868 km or 539 mi Rolim de Moura
$624
885 km or 550 mi Libertador General San Martin
$701
905 km or 562 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$564
907 km or 563 mi Huancayo
$611
915 km or 568 mi Ji-Parana
$636
917 km or 570 mi Ariquemes
$649
918 km or 571 mi Pisco
$618
926 km or 575 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$693
957 km or 594 mi Vilhena
$572
965 km or 600 mi Salta
$832
975 km or 606 mi Porto Velho
$701
1077 km or 669 mi Lima
$1075
1086 km or 675 mi Callao
$844
1101 km or 684 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$661

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765