Cost of living comparison

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La Paz vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

La Paz is 26.9% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in La Paz
Groceries: pay 50.1% more in La Paz
Transportation: pay 21.8% more in La Paz
Housing: pay 32.5% more in La Paz
Childcare: pay 76.3% less in La Paz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% more in La Paz
Clothing: pay 13.3% less in La Paz

The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in La Paz are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and clothing 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 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	La Paz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$10.04 MX$180.90	+138.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$8.07 MX$145.34	+64.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.72 MX$30.91	+257.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$1.00 MX$18.06	+226.6%
Average			+171.9%

Beijing vs. La Paz - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.1% more for groceries

	Beijing	La Paz
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$2.61 MX$46.94	+52.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$4.65 MX$83.69	-37.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$5.99 MX$107.90	-9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$2.77 MX$49.98	+56.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$3.00 MX$54.00	+95.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$1.55 MX$27.98	+58.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$0.58 MX$10.49	-24.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$1.00 MX$18.00	+24.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$0.74 MX$13.37	+23.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$1.00 MX$18.00	+186.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.93 MX$16.73	+125.1%
Average			+50.1%

Beijing vs. La Paz - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.8% more for transportation

	Beijing	La Paz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$5.13 MX$92.37	+21.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	??
Average			+21.8%

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pay 32.5% more for housing

	Beijing	La Paz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$32.55 MX$586.38	+151.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$796.15 MX$14,341.80	-14.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$481.76 MX$8,678.42	-4.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$38.40 MX$691.68	-2.2%
Average			+32.5%

Beijing vs. La Paz - Cost of housing

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pay 76.3% less for childcare

	Beijing	La Paz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$217.13 MX$3,911.40	-69.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$3,908.38 MX$70,405.19	-83.2%
Average			-76.3%

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pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	La Paz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$2.18 MX$39.22	+94.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$3.08 MX$55.41	+6.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$4.07 MX$73.34	-3.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$35.28 MX$635.60	-39.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$4.34 MX$78.23	-48.4%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 13.3% less for clothing

	Beijing	La Paz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$57.00 MX$1,026.74	-8.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$43.43 MX$782.28	+19.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$73.28 MX$1,320.10	-10.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$48.85 MX$880.06	-53.7%
Average			-13.3%

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