La Paz vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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La Paz Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$688
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1656
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$304
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$525
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$414
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
33
96
😀 Quality of life
46
80
🏙️ Population
756K
17.7M

The cost of living in La Paz is 25% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6947th and 5950th ($688 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6481st and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Shenzhen

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La Paz Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.98%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1230
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.51
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.7
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.5
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3313
$22267

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609