2.85/5
195 reviews
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La Paz

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selina

wifi

safe

good

point

culture

uyuni

amazing

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cost

La Paz is a unique and memorable destination with a lot to offer for those looking to explore Bolivia. The city feels very safe compared to other Latin American cities, with a calm atmosphere and a friendly, if reserved, local population. While there aren’t large expat communities or digital nomad hubs, it’s still possible to meet people at hostels and explore Bolivia from this hub. Activities in and around the city include Death Road, Moon Valley, Uyuni trips, and local nightlife that resembles a typical European tourist scene.

La Paz is affordable, but prices can be unpredictable, sometimes leading to overpriced items or meals. Internet quality seems to differ — some places offer fast, stable Wi-Fi while others struggle to go above 10 Mbps. The city is cold throughout the year and lacks widespread indoor heating, so warm clothing is essential.

Although the city itself can feel messy and poorly organized, the surrounding natural environment is stunning with impressive mountain landscapes. The high altitude takes getting used to, but it’s a worthwhile base for exploring the rest of the country. Overall, La Paz provides a rich cultural experience and a good value, despite a few practical inconveniences.

AI-generated summary of reviews
4 months ago

I stayed one month (28 male) in La Paz and during this time I worked in Selina Cowork. No problem with INTERNET, both at home and Selina I've had at least 20 mb/s on WiFi connection. I felt very SAFE compared to other latam countries, the city is very calm and also CHEAP. Bolivians from La Paz are very nice people, a bit more reserved but I was able to make friends anyway. There are no big expats groups / digital nomads, however there are some hostels where one can go for a party and meet some international people.
Although the city is pretty small (less than 1 million) it's a good point to see Bolivia and area, it has great culture to explore there are comfortable buses going to Uyuni and other places in Bolivia, so it's a good point to see other parts of Bolivia. Especially that staying in the city gets one accustomed to the altitude. It's both amazing city and the country and makes for a memorable stay.

2 years ago

La Paz and Bolivia in general is a very interesting place to visit!
The city is fairly cold all year around, and so is the hotels and restaurants… basically make sure to bring warm clothes.

The city is messy, ugly and unorganized, but the city have a character! The surroundings of the nature and environment around is amazing, beautiful mountains and such.

When getting a SIM card it is 3G and LTE.
I never found Wi-Fi reaching 10 Mbps (At the Selina Hostel where I stayed).

Prices here doesn’t make sense. You basically never know if a bottle of 0,5 water is going to cost you 30 cent or 3 USD. I’ve eaten a burger that cost as much as 5 courses fine dining meal. And so on.

I always felt very safe in this city. There is a lot of poverty, but I didn’t find them as aggressive as in example Rio de Janeiro.

There is plenty of things to do here:
Death road cycling, Moon Valley, Weekend trip to Uyuni, and also going out in this city (They have a similar drinking culture as the UK when the brits go on vacation to Spain)

3 years ago

✅ Very safe

✅ Affordable

✅ Friendly people

✅ Lots to do

✅ Affordable to live

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Good air quality today

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ High quality of education

✅ Freedom of speech

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)

❌ Cold all year

❌ Unreliable internet

❌ Messy and unorganized

❌ Inconsistent prices

❌ Not very democratic

❌ Pretty slow internet

❌ Not much to do

❌ Cold now

❌ Bad air quality year round

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Difficult to do business

❌ Hospitals are bad

❌ Roads can be dangerous

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Not safe for women

❌ Not family friendly

❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+

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Feels (median)

11°C / 52°F cool

12°C / 54°F cool

11°C / 52°F cool

10°C / 50°F cold

9°C / 48°F cold

10°C / 50°F cold

11°C / 52°F cool

12°C / 54°F cool

Real (median)

11°C / 52°F
cool

12°C / 54°F
cool

11°C / 52°F
cool

10°C / 50°F
cold

9°C / 48°F
cold

10°C / 50°F
cold

11°C / 52°F
cool

12°C / 54°F
cool

Humidity

damp
81%

damp
76%

nice
67%

nice
52%

nice
43%

nice
45%

nice
48%

nice
63%

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58%

nice
66%

damp
86%

Most common

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

Rain

rainy
128mm

rainy
103mm

rainy
96mm

rainy
60mm

dry
27mm

dry
7mm

dry
26mm

rainy
106mm

rainy
71mm

rainy
133mm

rainy
196mm

Cloud

cloudy
55%

cloudy
53%

cloudy
50%

pockets
43%

pockets
35%

pockets
29%

pockets
13%

pockets
21%

pockets
33%

pockets
39%

cloudy
54%

cloudy
61%

Sun

avoid sun
8 UVI

avoid sun
9 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

avoid sun
9 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
9 UVI

avoid sun
10 UVI

avoid sun
9 UVI

avoid sun
10 UVI

avoid sun
9 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

Remote workers

350 people

460 people

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467 people

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356 people

400 people

375 people

300 people

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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$1,427 / mo

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Germany

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📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

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$4,043 / mo

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👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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👍 Liked mediocre

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New York City, NY

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✈️9h

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Lisbon

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📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked bad

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✈️12h

$3,821 / mo

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Barcelona

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

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🌤 Feels 22° 72° 22° 72° AQI 50

✈️13h

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London

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 56° AQI 38

✈️13h

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Paris

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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Amsterdam

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

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🌦 Feels 15° 59° 15° 60° AQI 57 😷

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

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Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

⭐️ Total score	2.85/5 (Rank #96) 195 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍4 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	😙 Affordable: $1,447 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 5 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 Too cold: 11°C51°F (feels 11°C52°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 69%
💨 Air quality (annual)	😷 Unhealthy : 165 US AQI
👌 Safety	Okay
👩 Safe for women	Bad
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Bad
🤮 Food safety*	Good
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Okay
🤝 Lack of racism*	Good
🎓 Education level*	Mediocre
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Great
💰 Income level*	Very low: $259 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Bad
🚶 Walkability	Bad
🚦 Traffic safety*	Bad
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Great
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Latin America
🚩 Country	Bolivia
🗓️ Average trip length	9 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	5 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌫 11°C 51°F + 😊 Comfy (69%) = feels 11°C 52°F
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👎☠️ 165 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 10 BOB in USD	USD 1.45
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	BOB 1,000 = USD 145
💸 Tipping	Yes, 7.50%
💻 Best coworking space	Empowerment BO
☕️ Best coffee place	Alexander Coffee
☕️ Best alt. coffee place	Roaster Boutique
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place	La Comédie
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	👍10% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	790,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$3,105 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 45% 👱‍♀️ 55%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 51% 👱‍♀️ 49%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 77% 👱‍♀️ 23%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
🏠 Apartment listings	Sublet
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Línea Aérea Amaszonas

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$1,447 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$648 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$1,559 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$445 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$1,238 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$774 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$246 / month
🏠 Median home price	$72,286
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$58 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$25 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$244 / month
🍛 Dinner	$3
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$1
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$2
👩‍🏫 International school	$3,759 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$24 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$7 / trip