La Paz vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$304	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$5859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	100
😀 Quality of life	46	94
🏙️ Population	756K	690K

The cost of living in La Paz is 78% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 6947th and 96th ($688 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 86th 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 1.9 months in Washington. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 6481st and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	La Paz	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$24653

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Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$673
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$600
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$520
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$535
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$547
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$538
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$414
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$748
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$588
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$774
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$666
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$923
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$626
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$780
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$591
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$630
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$673
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$735
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$598
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$804
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$656
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$562
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$575
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$614
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$577
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$1121
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$606
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$977
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$790
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979