La Paz vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	La Paz	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1630	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$278	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$470	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.7	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	99
😀 Quality of life	56	98
🏙️ Population	756K	5.45M

The cost of living in La Paz is 76% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7403rd and 348th ($675 vs $2844) 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 0.5 months in La Paz compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. La Paz ranked 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6289th and 2nd 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	$3.82	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$206	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.4	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.1%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1263	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$651	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.88	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.95	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.63	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3005	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864