La Paz vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$304	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$994
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	33	9
😀 Quality of life	46	48
🏙️ Population	756K	150K

The cost of living in La Paz is 53% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 6947th and 3589th ($688 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Bolivia and Curacao, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 6481st and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Willemstad

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	La Paz	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$9410

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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 Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1444
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$555
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$685
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$666
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$795
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$769
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$728
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$724
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$745
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$682
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$817
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$780
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$857
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$775
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$818
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$919
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$858
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$938
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$776
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1075
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$723
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$960
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$723
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$904
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$910
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$917
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$918
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901