La Paz vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	La Paz	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$681	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1606	$2307
🏠 One person rent	$289	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$464	$808
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.1	$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$969
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	33	96
😀 Quality of life	52	78
🏙️ Population	756K	17.5M

The cost of living in La Paz is 22% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7220th and 6334th ($681 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th 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 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6482nd and 1094th 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	$4.03	$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.19	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.97%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$774	$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.75	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2846	$22402

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$662
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$662
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1746
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$518
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$758
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$589
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$941
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$827
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$766
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$777
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$816
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$892
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$579
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$669
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$454
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$809
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$766
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$780
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$773
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$897
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$750
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$726
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$693
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$707
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$677
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$901
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$546
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$634