La Paz vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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La Paz Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$705
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1719
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$271
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$433
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$432
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
33
96
😀 Quality of life
51
80
🏙️ Population
2.87M
17.5M

The cost of living in La Paz is 25% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6771st and 5744th ($705 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6225th and 460th 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
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.84
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$492
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.9
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.9%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1243
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$865
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.7
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.23
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.23
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.8
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4111
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi El Alto
$662
197 km or 122 mi Oruro
$600
213 km or 132 mi Puno
$475
234 km or 145 mi Cochabamba
$525
239 km or 149 mi Juliaca
$511
246 km or 153 mi Sacaba
$525
283 km or 176 mi Tacna
$390
319 km or 198 mi Arica
$702
362 km or 225 mi Arequipa
$562
394 km or 245 mi Trinidad
$775
417 km or 259 mi Sucre
$455
427 km or 265 mi Potosi
$525
447 km or 278 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
465 km or 289 mi Iquique
$825
528 km or 328 mi Cusco
$674
545 km or 339 mi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$746
600 km or 373 mi Abancay
$583
665 km or 413 mi Tarija
$628
669 km or 415 mi Calama
$689
714 km or 443 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$739
725 km or 451 mi Rio Branco
$761
751 km or 467 mi Ayacucho
$491
806 km or 501 mi Tartagal
$565
829 km or 515 mi Antofagasta
$962
840 km or 522 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$547
857 km or 533 mi Ica
$626
868 km or 539 mi Rolim de Moura
$631
885 km or 550 mi Libertador General San Martin
$524
905 km or 562 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$540
907 km or 563 mi Huancayo
$534
915 km or 568 mi Ji-Parana
$631
917 km or 570 mi Ariquemes
$634
918 km or 571 mi Pisco
$593
926 km or 575 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$520
957 km or 594 mi Vilhena
$633
965 km or 600 mi Salta
$538
975 km or 606 mi Porto Velho
$668
1077 km or 669 mi Lima
$932
1086 km or 675 mi Callao
$778
1101 km or 684 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584