La Paz vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	La Paz	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$4315
🏠 One person rent	$297	$978
🏘️ Family rent	$501	$1646
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$434	$3547
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	46
😀 Quality of life	57	81
🏙️ Population	756K	398K

The cost of living in La Paz is 62% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 7306th and 2761st ($694 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1934th 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 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs Wichita ranked 204th in the United States, while ranked 6167th and 610th 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	$4.27	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.7	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$404	$1253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.16%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1309	$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$594	$1491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$8.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.56	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.61	$9.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.47	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.85	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2571	$15897

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1859
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1296
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1449
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1597
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1357
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1809
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1908
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1830
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1790
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1836
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1902
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1853
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1505
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1702
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1902
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1832
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1646
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2173
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1871
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1931
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1942
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1952
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1924
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2327
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1824
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2008
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1885
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2372
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2307
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2499
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2349
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2085
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1846
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2357