La Paz vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	La Paz	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1719	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$271	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$3743
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	33	99
😀 Quality of life	51	98
🏙️ Population	2.87M	4.84M

The cost of living in La Paz is 74% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6771st and 318th ($705 vs $2741) 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 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6225th 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	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.84	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$195	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$317	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.9	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.9%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$865	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.7	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.8	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$159	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4111	$17934

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Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$662
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$600
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$475
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$525
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$511
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$525
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$390
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$562
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$775
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$455
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$525
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$562
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$825
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$674
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$746
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$583
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$628
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$689
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$739
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$761
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$491
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$565
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$962
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$547
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$626
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$631
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$524
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$540
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$534
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$634
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$593
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$520
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$633
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$538
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$668
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$932
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$778
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$634

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816