Junín de los Andes vs La Paz
In short
Calculated from the figures below, with no overall “who wins” score.
Rent
✓in La Paz cheaper — −46%
Ready-made house
✓in La Paz cheaper — −7%
In numbers
Exchange rate as of the date each figure was checked.
House or apartment rent
per monthJunín de los Andes≈ $545–1,410ARS 850k – 2.2M✓La Paz≈ $350–700BOB 4,200–8,400cheaper by 46%Winter
averageJunín de los Andes4 °C4 °CLa Paz12 °C12 °CPrecipitation
per yearJunín de los Andes540 mm540 mmLa Paz502 mm502 mmReady-made house
purchaseJunín de los Andes$122–210k$122–210k✓La Paz$120–190k$120–190kcheaper by 7%
By topic
A quick look at each city. Details and sources are on the city page.
Housing
Junín de los Andes
Roughly from USD 122k for 66 m² to USD 210k for 248 m²; a 250 m² family complex on a 2,500 m² plot is USD 300k.
SpecialistListings for land and houses for sale — Zonaprop, Mercado Libre, Argenprop · checked 1 Sep 2026
There is no reliable median: listings get mixed with San Martín. A single house at a local agency is ARS 2.2 million a month; good houses quickly move into the expensive segment.
SpecialistGrupo Patagonia SMA — local agency · checked 30 Aug 2026
There is almost nothing on offer. As of 1 October 2026 there were two listings: a 35 m² cabin with 1 bedroom at ARS 850,000, and a furnished 80 m² house in the center at ARS 2,200,000 a month.
SpecialistMercado Libre - Propiedades en alquiler en Junín de los Andes (as of 1 October 2026) · checked 1 Oct 2026
La Paz
A three-bedroom apartment by listings costs 4200-8400 Bs a month, median about 5500 Bs (about 460 dollars at 11.97). Calacoto is pricier, about 7000.
SpecialistInfoCasas Bolivia: rental of three-bedroom apartments in La Paz · checked 6 Oct 2026
Instead of renting you can give the owner a large sum for a term and live without paying: a three-bedroom apartment in anticrético is about 40-55 thousand dollars.
SpecialistInfoCasas Bolivia: three-bedroom apartments in anticrético in La Paz · checked 6 Oct 2026
A three-bedroom apartment by listings costs 120-190 thousand dollars, median 148 thousand. In Calacoto about 218 thousand; a three-bedroom house about 230 thousand.
SpecialistInfoCasas Bolivia: sale of three-bedroom apartments in La Paz · checked 6 Oct 2026
Money and prices
Junín de los Andes
Regional estimate: the minimum food basket for a family of four in Patagonia is ARS 708,288 a month (June 2026). This is not a measurement in the town itself.
OfficialIPIEC (Tierra del Fuego) - Evolución de las canastas básicas, región Patagonia, first half of 2026 · checked 1 Oct 2026
Regional estimate: the poverty line excluding rent for a family of four is ARS 1,784,886 a month (June 2026, Patagonia). Add rent on top. Not a measurement in the town.
OfficialIPIEC (Tierra del Fuego) - Evolución de las canastas básicas, región Patagonia, first half of 2026 · checked 1 Oct 2026
La Paz
A family of four in La Paz is considered poor with an income below 6231 Bs a month (about 520 dollars). This is the highest line among the cities in the INE table.
OfficialINE: poverty line and extreme poverty line per person per month by city, 2016 - December 2025 · checked 6 Oct 2026
The minimum food basket for a family of four in La Paz is about 3020 Bs a month (about 250 dollars) by the INE extreme poverty line for December 2025.
OfficialINE: poverty line and extreme poverty line per person per month by city, 2016 - December 2025 · checked 6 Oct 2026
Family and kids
Junín de los Andes
In March 2026, Escuela Primaria Nº153 opened in Nehuén Che for growing neighborhoods, for about 900 families: a shortage of primary school places in the eastern corridor is less likely.
OfficialNew primary school Nº153 in Junín de los Andes · checked 31 Aug 2026
La Paz
In 2025 the department of La Paz had 718 thousand students, about 95 thousand (13.2%) in private schools and kindergartens. Private school fees: not found.
OfficialINE with Ministry of Education data: students in public and private schools by department, 2011 - 2025 · checked 6 Oct 2026
Healthcare
Junín de los Andes
The nearest regional hospital is Hospital Dr. Ramón Carrillo in San Martín, about 40 km along RN 40.
OfficialBoletín Oficial Neuquén — staffing of Hospital Ramón Carrillo, 2026 · checked 27 Aug 2026
La Paz
The department of La Paz had 4294 hospital beds in 2024, about 724 inhabitants per bed. The national average is 669 inhabitants per bed.
OfficialINE with Ministry of Health data: hospital beds and inhabitants per bed by department, 2005 - 2024 · checked 6 Oct 2026
Transport
Junín de los Andes
About 40 km along RN 40, with regular intercity service and the Chapelco airport between the towns. 30–45 minutes by car; check the road in winter on the spot.
OfficialAviador Carlos Campos airport (Chapelco) · checked 27 Aug 2026
La Paz
The Mi Teleférico cable car is mass transit in the city: in 2025 it carried 87.7 million passengers, about 7.3 million a month.
OfficialINE with Mi Teleférico data: passengers of the La Paz cable car by month, 2014 - 2026 · checked 6 Oct 2026
The city is served by El Alto international airport in the neighbouring city, one of the three key ones per INE. A highway runs to Oruro, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz.
OfficialINE: geographic information on Bolivia (altitude zones, roads, international airports) · checked 6 Oct 2026
Climate
Junín de los Andes
About 540 mm a year, almost three times drier than San Martín. The western lake zones are noticeably wetter; the transition to steppe begins at Junín.
OfficialStrategic territorial development plan of Junín de los Andes · checked 24 Aug 2026
The average January temperature is about 17.3 °C, according to the territorial plan.
OfficialStrategic territorial development plan of Junín de los Andes · checked 24 Aug 2026
The average July temperature is about 3.9 °C, according to the territorial plan.
OfficialStrategic territorial development plan of Junín de los Andes · checked 24 Aug 2026
La Paz
The mean temperature in June-August is about 11.7 degrees, and 11 to 15 all year round. About 20 in the daytime, about 6 at night, with frosts in some winters.
OfficialINE with SENAMHI data: mean temperature and precipitation by city by month, 1990 - 2026; annual tables by weather station, 2005 - 2024 · checked 6 Oct 2026
About 500 mm of precipitation a year, 70% of it from December to March. May to August is dry: 5-19 mm a month.
OfficialINE with SENAMHI data: mean temperature and precipitation by city by month, 1990 - 2026; annual tables by weather station, 2005 - 2024 · checked 6 Oct 2026
La Paz lies at about 3640 m, and neighbouring El Alto, where the airport is, is colder still: about 6 degrees on average in winter versus 12 in La Paz.
SpecialistOpenStreetMap: municipality of Nuestra Señora de La Paz, coordinates and elevation · checked 6 Oct 2026
Safety
Junín de los Andes
Neuquén province in 2025: 5.7 per 100k, the highest of all provinces (average 3.6), up 32.5% from 2024. The figure is driven by the provincial capital; there is no separate data for Junín.
OfficialSNIC — Informe del Sistema Nacional de Información Criminal, year 2025, table 5 (intentional homicides by province) · checked 9 Sep 2026
La Paz
In 2024 police in the department of La Paz got 10.2 thousand crime reports, 1.5 thousand on robberies. Homicide reports in 2023: 69, against 228 in Santa Cruz.
OfficialINE with police data: crime reports in the department of La Paz by type, 2007 - 2024 · checked 6 Oct 2026
Internet and phone
Junín de los Andes
COTESMA publishes an address-level fiber coverage map for Junín: the same network as in San Martín, up to 1,000 Mbps.
SpecialistCOTESMA — coverage in Junín de los Andes · checked 2 Sep 2026
La Paz
The state operator Entel sells home fiber at 200 Mbps for 229 Bs a month, 1000 Mbps for 450 Bs. Installation is 200 Bs, subject to an address check.
SpecialistEntel: home fiber internet, Simple plans · checked 6 Oct 2026
Services
Junín de los Andes
Piped gas is supplied by Camuzzi, which has accepted connection requests again since 5 January 2026, including in Junín. Electricity: EPEN, with an office in the town. The table has no tariffs specifically for Junín.
SpecialistCamuzzi — gas connections resume in the Cordillera · checked 1 Oct 2026
La Paz
Liquefied gas at a regulated price of 2.25 Bs per kg, a 10 kg cylinder is 22.50 Bs (under 2 dollars). We did not find the piped gas tariff.
OfficialANH: regulated prices of petroleum products on the domestic market, including liquefied gas (GLP) · checked 6 Oct 2026
The average residential tariff of DELAPAZ in 2024 was 10.9 US cents per kWh without VAT, about 0.76 Bs. 300 kWh a month is about 227 Bs before tax.
OfficialAETN: statistical yearbook 2024, average tariff for the final consumer by category (DELAPAZ) · checked 6 Oct 2026
According to EPSAS (May 2024), the water tariff in La Paz and El Alto has not changed since 2009. The subsidized tariff is 1.78 Bs per m³ for use below 15 m³.
OfficialEPSAS: “The process is supervised by AAPS, EPSAS assures there is no water tariff hike” · checked 6 Oct 2026

