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La Paz vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

La Paz is 3.7% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 92.3% more in La Paz
Groceries: pay 8.6% less in La Paz
Transportation: pay 27.5% more in La Paz
Housing: pay 17.0% more in La Paz
Childcare: pay 82.7% less in La Paz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0% less in La Paz
Clothing: pay 17.3% less in La Paz

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and housing in La Paz are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in La Paz. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in La Paz.

La Paz vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in La Paz instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 92.3% more for restaurants

	Beijing	La Paz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.89	$2.89 BOB19.97	-31.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.87	$7.38 BOB50.92	+50.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.41	$1.25 BOB8.65	+161.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.18	$0.89 BOB6.12	+188.7%
Average			+92.3%

Beijing vs. La Paz - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.6% less for groceries

	Beijing	La Paz
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.13	$0.91 BOB6.28	-46.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥53.08	$2.71 BOB18.67	-63.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥47.20	$4.37 BOB30.17	-34.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.63	$2.14 BOB14.78	+20.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.88	$2.55 BOB17.62	+66.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.98	$1.05 BOB7.22	+6.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.47	$0.43 BOB2.98	-43.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.69	$0.46 BOB3.21	-41.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.28	$0.56 BOB3.87	-6.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.48	$0.55 BOB3.80	+58.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.93	$0.38 BOB2.59	-9.0%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 27.5% more for transportation

	Beijing	La Paz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.93	$2.08 BOB14.35	-50.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥224.19	$28.93 BOB199.70	-8.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥129,532.51	$15,912.82 BOB109,833.60	-12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.88	$13.02 BOB89.86	+181.4%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 17.0% more for housing

	Beijing	La Paz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.91	$37.61 BOB259.61	+190.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,646.84	$360.93 BOB2,491.24	-61.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,584.89	$283.12 BOB1,954.18	-43.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥279.06	$32.27 BOB222.70	-17.8%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 82.7% less for childcare

	Beijing	La Paz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,051.51	$159.13 BOB1,098.34	-77.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥165,189.54	$2,828.14 BOB19,520.43	-87.8%
Average			-82.7%

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pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	La Paz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.97	$2.17 BOB14.98	+93.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.63	$2.69 BOB18.60	-7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.89	$3.04 BOB20.97	-27.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥411.05	$28.69 BOB198.03	-50.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.78	$6.87 BOB47.43	-18.3%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 17.3% less for clothing

	Beijing	La Paz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥442.77	$28.93 BOB199.70	-53.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥258.51	$56.06 BOB386.91	+54.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥580.94	$67.41 BOB465.30	-17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥750.02	$50.49 BOB348.47	-52.2%
Average			-17.3%

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