La Paz vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	La Paz	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$673	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1639	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$254	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$407	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$464	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	33	99
😀 Quality of life	49	99
🏙️ Population	2.87M	4.84M

The cost of living in La Paz is 76% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7096th and 312th ($673 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Bolivia and Australia, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in La Paz compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6280th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Sydney

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	La Paz	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.78	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.01%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1236	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.73	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.27	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$159	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3282	$18951

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Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$641
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$601
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$490
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$536
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$522
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$535
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$406
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$781
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$560
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$771
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$659
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$498
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$966
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$643
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$762
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$597
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$627
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$699
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$766
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$780
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$588
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$631
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1054
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$623
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$640
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$600
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$603
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$604
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$591
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$602
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$603
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$605
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$615
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$598
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$729
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$639
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$986
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$779
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$603

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754