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La Paz vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

La Paz is 15.5% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% more in La Paz
Groceries: pay 17.0% less in La Paz
Transportation: pay 23.4% less in La Paz
Housing: pay 11.3% less in La Paz
Childcare: pay 41.4% less in La Paz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% less in La Paz
Clothing: pay 11.4% less in La Paz

Expenses including childcare, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing are lower in La Paz.

La Paz vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.8% more for restaurants

	Lima	La Paz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.38	$2.89 BOB19.94	-32.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN23.96	$7.38 BOB50.84	+3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.37	$1.25 BOB8.64	+24.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.89 BOB6.11	+35.7%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 17.0% less for groceries

	Lima	La Paz
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.95	$0.91 BOB6.27	-65.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.16	$2.71 BOB18.64	-40.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.32	$4.37 BOB30.12	-24.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.94	$2.14 BOB14.75	-27.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.84	$2.55 BOB17.59	-3.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$1.05 BOB7.21	+3.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.70	$0.43 BOB2.98	-14.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.93	$0.46 BOB3.20	-19.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$0.56 BOB3.86	-0.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.55 BOB3.80	+19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.38 BOB2.59	-13.5%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 23.4% less for transportation

	Lima	La Paz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.44	$2.08 BOB14.33	-60.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.67	$28.93 BOB199.36	+26.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,088.33	$15,912.82 BOB109,648.01	-20.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.84	$13.02 BOB89.71	-40.0%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 11.3% less for housing

	Lima	La Paz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.85	$37.61 BOB259.17	+50.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,219.71	$360.93 BOB2,487.03	-45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,255.92	$283.12 BOB1,950.88	-24.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.09	$32.27 BOB222.33	-25.9%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 41.4% less for childcare

	Lima	La Paz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN645.08	$159.13 BOB1,096.48	-17.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,570.11	$2,828.14 BOB19,487.44	-65.6%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	La Paz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.67	$2.17 BOB14.95	-5.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.77	$2.69 BOB18.57	+3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.17	$3.04 BOB20.93	-46.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.46	$28.69 BOB197.70	-7.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN23.96	$6.87 BOB47.35	-3.8%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 11.4% less for clothing

	Lima	La Paz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.39	$28.93 BOB199.36	-43.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN119.93	$56.06 BOB386.26	+56.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN281.88	$67.41 BOB464.51	-19.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN280.90	$50.49 BOB347.88	-39.7%
Average			-11.4%

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