La Paz vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	La Paz	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$681	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1606	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$289	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$464	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.1	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	33	99
😀 Quality of life	52	100
🏙️ Population	756K	5.45M

The cost of living in La Paz is 74% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7220th and 649th ($681 vs $2640) 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 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6482nd and 3rd 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	$4.03	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.19	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.97%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$774	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.75	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2846	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710