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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
La Paz

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Como or La Paz?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Como for

  • day trips
  • families
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Como’s own page.

Choose La Paz for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on La Paz’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Como 36, La Paz 3: Como leads by 33 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, La Paz 50: La Paz leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Como and La Paz are level on 52.
Nightlife. Como 22, La Paz 38: La Paz leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como and La Paz are level on 82.
Day trips. Como 87, La Paz 40: Como leads by 47 points.
Good for families. Como 47, La Paz 10: Como leads by 37 points.
Getting around. Como 66, La Paz 45: Como leads by 21 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, La Paz 45: La Paz leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Como 30, La Paz 92: La Paz leads by 62 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, La Paz 35: La Paz leads by 1 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, La Paz 12: Como leads by 32 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and La Paz.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Como
Best match
49match

Wins on day trips and families with your weighting.

La Paz
42match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Como in July

27 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
158 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

La Paz in July

13 °Cdaytime high
-2 °Cnight-time low
16 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

La Paz has no weather station within reach, so its figures come from a gridded climate model rather than a measured record, and read a broad area rather than the city itself.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). La Paz: 2001-2020 normals, NASA POWER reanalysis grid, no weather station within 90 km.

Before you go

MeasureComoLa Paz
Official languageItalianSpanish, Aymara, Quechua, Guarani
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Boliviano (BOB)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzAC50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-4
Emergency number112911
Elevation201 m3,640 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsEl Alto International Airport (LPB)6 km from centre12 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoLa Paz
City population83,184755,732
People per km²2,2421,601
Museums within 10 km1121
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km81

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Temperature and rainfall for destinations with no weather station are from the NASA POWER 2001-2020 climatology, derived from MERRA-2. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.