Cost of living comparison

 Mexico City, Mexico
compared to
 La Paz, Bolivia
La Paz vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

La Paz is 9.7% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants
pay 19.6% less in La Paz
Groceries
pay 43.7% less in La Paz
Transportation
pay 78.8% more in La Paz
Housing
pay 13.6% less in La Paz
Childcare
pay 59.8% less in La Paz
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.5% less in La Paz
Clothing
pay 2.7% more in La Paz

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

La Paz vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in La Paz instead of Mexico City, you would:

pay 19.6% less for restaurants

 
Mexico City
La Paz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.93
MX$188.24
$2.87
BOB19.86
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
MX$141.18
$7.18
BOB49.64
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
MX$20.46
$1.05
BOB7.25

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pay 43.7% less for groceries

 
Mexico City
La Paz
Bread
1 loaf
$2.45
MX$46.49
$0.75
BOB5.16
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.87
MX$92.27
$2.36
BOB16.35
Milk (1 gallon) $5.51
MX$104.42
$3.58
BOB24.74

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pay 78.8% more for transportation

 
Mexico City
La Paz
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
MX$87.92
$2.03
BOB14.06
Monthly public transit pass $17.87
MX$338.84
$25.84
BOB178.70
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,615.02
MX$352,957.49
$15,790.55
BOB109,205.89

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pay 13.6% less for housing

 
Mexico City
La Paz
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$24.38
MX$462.25
$42.49
BOB293.86
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $893.52
MX$16,941.96
$286.71
BOB1,982.88
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $544.24
MX$10,319.19
$185.42
BOB1,282.34

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pay 59.8% less for childcare

 
Mexico City
La Paz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $381.33
MX$7,230.28
$157.91
BOB1,092.06
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,426.99
MX$159,783.30
$3,282.52
BOB22,701.59

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pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Mexico City
La Paz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.73
MX$51.77
$2.15
BOB14.89
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.01
MX$57.00
$2.73
BOB18.86
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.92
MX$74.36
$3.01
BOB20.85

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pay 2.7% more for clothing

 
Mexico City
La Paz
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.36
MX$1,068.55
$44.79
BOB309.75
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.06
MX$778.52
$84.16
BOB582.02
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.99
MX$1,744.26
$62.30
BOB430.87

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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