La Paz vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	La Paz	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$1876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1630	$4580
🏠 One person rent	$278	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$470	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.7	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$3336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	52
😀 Quality of life	56	85
🏙️ Population	756K	413K

The cost of living in La Paz is 64% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 7403rd and 2537th ($675 vs $1876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1834th 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 0.5 months in La Paz compared to 1.8 months in Tulsa. La Paz ranked 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs Tulsa ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 6289th and 448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Tulsa

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	La Paz	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.82	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$1050
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$206	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$1726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.4	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.1%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1263	$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$651	$1682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.88	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$5.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.95	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.63	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$99.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$1187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3005	$25512

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1894
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1833
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1842
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1536
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1850
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1571
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2034
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1865
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1758
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2090
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1955
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2143
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$2001
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2021
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1744
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1782
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1825
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1557
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2011
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2039
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1838
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1883
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1947
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1860
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1820
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1860
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1654
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1739
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1358
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1853
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1541
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1276
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1421
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2214