La Paz vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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La Paz Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1630
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$278
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$470
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.7
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
35
95
😀 Quality of life
56
77
🏙️ Population
756K
17.5M

The cost of living in La Paz is 28% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7403rd and 6106th ($675 vs $939) 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 0.5 months in La Paz compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. La Paz ranked 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6289th and 1113th 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
$3.82
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.4
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.1%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1263
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$651
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.2
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.46
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.63
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3005
$22916

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638