La Paz vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	La Paz	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$297	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$501	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$434	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	35	19
😀 Quality of life	57	68
🏙️ Population	756K	955K

The cost of living in La Paz is 60% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 7306th and 3058th ($694 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th in Bolivia and Spain, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. La Paz ranked 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 6167th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Tenerife

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	La Paz	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.27	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.7	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$404	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.16%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1309	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$594	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.56	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.61	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.47	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.85	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2571	$7249

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Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$691
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$628
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$558
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$625
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$589
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$611
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$459
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$686
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$670
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$776
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$630
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$958
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$631
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$804
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$612
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$565
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$690
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$768
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$815
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$621
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$816
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1043
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$811
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$725
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$786
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$607
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$598
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$665
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$571
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$759
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$575
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$815
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$716
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1034
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$820
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469