La Paz vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	La Paz	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$673	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1639	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$254	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$407	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$464	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	33	75
😀 Quality of life	49	89
🏙️ Population	2.87M	459K

The cost of living in La Paz is 70% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7096th and 1277th ($673 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1122nd 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 0.7 months in La Paz compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 6280th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Virginia Beach

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	La Paz	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.78	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.01%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1236	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.73	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.27	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$159	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3282	$18476

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Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$641
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$601
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$490
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$536
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$522
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$535
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$406
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$781
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$560
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$771
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$659
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$498
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$966
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$643
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$762
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$597
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$627
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$699
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$766
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$780
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$588
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$631
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1054
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$623
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$640
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$600
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$603
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$604
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$591
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$602
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$603
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$605
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$615
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$598
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$729
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$639
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$986
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$779
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$603

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701