La Paz vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$304	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	33	49
😀 Quality of life	46	59
🏙️ Population	756K	1.48M

The cost of living in La Paz is 33% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6947th and 5351st ($688 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th in Bolivia and Mexico, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 6481st and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Zapopan

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	La Paz	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$5821

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696