La Paz vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$304	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$3603
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	33	46
😀 Quality of life	46	80
🏙️ Population	756K	398K

The cost of living in La Paz is 62% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 6947th and 2367th ($688 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1932nd 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 months in Wichita. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 6481st and 552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Wichita

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	La Paz	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$15994

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312