Cost of Living in La Paz - Updated Prices & Insights

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $530 (excluding rent), and $605 including rent.
Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $1,294 (excluding rent), and $1,336 including rent.
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🍽 Eating Out
Cost
Range
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.88 L 153
$3.92 L 102
$11.27 L 293
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$37.6 L 979
$17.3 L 450
$80 L 2,083
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.62 L 198
$6.1 L 159
$9.53 L 248
Cappuccino
$2.39 L 62.2
$1.38 L 35.91
$4.73 L 123
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1 L 26.04
$0.77 L 19.93
$1.57 L 40.92
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.12 L 29.22
$0.49 L 12.7
$2.92 L 76
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.13 L 29.36
$1.13 L 29.36
$3.39 L 88.3
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.62 L 68.2
$1.68 L 43.84
$4.49 L 117
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cost
Range
Milk (1 liter)
$1.41 L 36.6
$1.18 L 30.67
$2.28 L 59.3
White Bread (500g)
$2.13 L 55.4
$1.11 L 28.88
$2.32 L 60.4
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.22 L 31.73
$1.05 L 27.42
$1.5 L 39.1
Eggs
$2.05 L 53.4
$1.19 L 30.93
$2.85 L 74.2
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.94 L 155
$4.86 L 126
$7 L 182
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.72 L 96.8
$2.16 L 56.3
$5.29 L 138
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.09 L 210
$6.89 L 179
$9.37 L 244
Apples (1kg)
$2.87 L 74.8
$2.26 L 58.9
$3.84 L 99.9
Banana (1kg)
$1.51 L 39.4
$0.98 L 25.56
$2.25 L 58.6
Oranges (1kg)
$1.45 L 37.71
$1.13 L 29.3
$1.76 L 45.86
Tomato (1kg)
$1.53 L 39.74
$0.91 L 23.59
$2.09 L 54.4
Potato (1kg)
$1.6 L 41.75
$0.93 L 24.33
$2.16 L 56.3
Onion (1kg)
$1.39 L 36.19
$0.78 L 20.19
$2.01 L 52.4
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.83 L 21.48
$0.74 L 19.23
$0.96 L 24.97
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 L 44.83
$0.79 L 20.55
$3.08 L 80.1
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.48 L 64.5
$1.9 L 49.53
$3.04 L 79.2
Wine (Bottle)
$9.64 L 251
$7.71 L 201
$15.44 L 402
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.36 L 35.36
$0.79 L 20.63
$1.7 L 44.2
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.77 L 46.12
$1.5 L 39.02
$1.95 L 50.7
🚌 Getting Around
Cost
Range
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.34 L 113
$3.94 L 103
$4.73 L 123
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.08 L 28.13
$1.01 L 26.26
$1.18 L 30.81
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.2K L 499.8K
$19.2K L 499.8K
$19.2K L 499.8K
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$19K L 494.1K
$13.3K L 345.9K
$24.7K L 642.3K
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cost
Range
Utilities (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Monthly) (85m2)
$82.7 L 2,153
$61.9 L 1,610
$96.7 L 2,516
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.96 L 233
$4.39 L 114
$26.69 L 695
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$41.61 L 1,083
$31.15 L 811
$50.7 L 1,319
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cost
Range
Cinema Ticket
$5.85 L 152
$3.9 L 102
$7.8 L 203
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cost
Range
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$249 L 6,476
$249 L 6,476
$249 L 6,476
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cost
Range
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$46.76 L 1,217
$19.48 L 507
$58.4 L 1,521
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$35.37 L 921
$11.36 L 296
$56.8 L 1,480
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$109 L 2,834
$69.2 L 1,800
$154 L 4,001
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$102 L 2,658
$68.9 L 1,794
$153 L 3,987
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cost
Range
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12
12
12
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