La Paz vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	La Paz	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$297	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$501	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$434	$3964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	35	33
😀 Quality of life	57	84
🏙️ Population	756K	543K

The cost of living in La Paz is 64% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 7306th and 2237th ($694 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1697th in Bolivia and the United States, respectively. Check Bolivia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. La Paz ranked 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 6167th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Tucson

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	La Paz	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.27	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.7	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$404	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.16%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1309	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$594	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.56	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.61	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.47	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.85	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2571	$15759

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212