La Paz vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	La Paz	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$673	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1639	$4836
🏠 One person rent	$254	$998
🏘️ Family rent	$407	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$464	$3778
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	33	46
😀 Quality of life	49	81
🏙️ Population	2.87M	398K

The cost of living in La Paz is 63% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 7096th and 2435th ($673 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1891st 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 2.1 months in Wichita. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 6280th and 488th 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	$3.78	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.01%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1236	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.73	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.27	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$159	$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3282	$16129

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1843
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1727
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1243
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1685
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1500
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1596
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1832
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$2026
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1841
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1807
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1732
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1577
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1835
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1772
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1854
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1515
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1580
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1835
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1840
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1690
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1899
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1765
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2100
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1864
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1961
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1919
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1953
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1931
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2258
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1874
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2045
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1909
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2308
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2231
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2316
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2179
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1802
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2287