La Paz vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$304	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$886
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	33	98
😀 Quality of life	46	70
🏙️ Population	756K	12.3M

The cost of living in La Paz is 5% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6947th and 7163rd ($688 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 95th in Bolivia and China, respectively. Check Bolivia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 1.4 months in Wuhan. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 6481st and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Wuhan

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	La Paz	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$8658

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586