La Paz vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	La Paz	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1630	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$278	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$470	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.7	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	35	95
😀 Quality of life	56	95
🏙️ Population	756K	985K

The cost of living in La Paz is 73% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 7403rd and 849th ($675 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Bolivia and Sweden, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in La Paz compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. La Paz ranked 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6289th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Stockholm

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	La Paz	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.82	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$206	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.4	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.1%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1263	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$651	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.88	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.95	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.63	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3005	$17693

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Cities near La Paz

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

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516