Asuncion vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asuncion Santa Cruz de la Sierra
🚶 Cost of living one person
$847
$804
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2050
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$395
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$575
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.8
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$628
$341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
35
29
😀 Quality of life
58
55
🏙️ Population
462K
3.12M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 5% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 6560th and 6747th ($847 vs $804) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and Bolivia, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.4 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 6137th and 6335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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Asuncion Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$3.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$511
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.13%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1703
$1516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1239
$1197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.6
$26.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$4.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$7.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.35
$7.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.84
$5.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.6
$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$5331

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi San Lorenzo
$781
15 km or 9.4 mi Luque
$809
112 km or 70 mi Formosa
$445
120 km or 74 mi Coronel Oviedo
$708
163 km or 101 mi Caaguazu
$491
212 km or 132 mi Concepcion
$718
270 km or 168 mi Corrientes
$569
275 km or 171 mi Resistencia
$437
287 km or 178 mi Encarnacion
$679
288 km or 179 mi Posadas
$409
304 km or 189 mi Ciudad del Este
$709
307 km or 191 mi Foz do Iguacu
$725
326 km or 203 mi Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
$476
348 km or 216 mi Obera
$500
361 km or 224 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$692
363 km or 226 mi Ponta Pora
$662
407 km or 253 mi Sao Borja
$614
422 km or 262 mi Cascavel
$663
424 km or 264 mi Santa Rosa
$571
447 km or 278 mi Dourados
$683
455 km or 283 mi Goya
$646
471 km or 293 mi Reconquista
$657
472 km or 293 mi Santo Angelo
$597
498 km or 310 mi Uruguaiana
$567
504 km or 313 mi Ijui
$596
508 km or 315 mi Pato Branco
$669
539 km or 335 mi Chapeco
$741
549 km or 341 mi Campo Mourao
$527
584 km or 363 mi Carazinho
$636
586 km or 364 mi Artigas
$992
593 km or 369 mi Erechim
$671
599 km or 372 mi Concordia
$686
613 km or 381 mi Maringa
$677
614 km or 382 mi Passo Fundo
$617
616 km or 383 mi Santa Maria
$538
619 km or 385 mi Campo Grande
$671
621 km or 386 mi Guarapuava
$596
648 km or 403 mi Sao Gabriel
$508
654 km or 407 mi Apucarana
$645
655 km or 407 mi Santana do Livramento
$583

Cities near Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Distance City Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi Sucre
$630
304 km or 189 mi Sacaba
$611
317 km or 197 mi Cochabamba
$625
335 km or 208 mi Potosi
$526
376 km or 233 mi Trinidad
$776
415 km or 258 mi Oruro
$628
446 km or 277 mi Tarija
$565
528 km or 328 mi Tartagal
$816
545 km or 339 mi La Paz
$694
550 km or 342 mi El Alto
$691
601 km or 373 mi Corumba
$671
606 km or 377 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$811
617 km or 384 mi Caceres
$721
650 km or 404 mi Vilhena
$575
688 km or 428 mi Libertador General San Martin
$786
691 km or 430 mi Rolim de Moura
$634
737 km or 458 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$759
744 km or 462 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$607
747 km or 464 mi Tacna
$459
757 km or 470 mi Arica
$686
758 km or 471 mi Puno
$558
772 km or 480 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$768
779 km or 484 mi Iquique
$958
779 km or 484 mi Ji-Parana
$645
781 km or 485 mi Juliaca
$589
789 km or 490 mi Varzea Grande
$794
792 km or 492 mi Calama
$690
795 km or 494 mi Cuiaba
$840
811 km or 504 mi Salta
$815
863 km or 536 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
865 km or 537 mi Concepcion
$718
876 km or 544 mi Ariquemes
$665
900 km or 559 mi Arequipa
$670
921 km or 573 mi Rondonopolis
$621
941 km or 585 mi Ponta Pora
$662
944 km or 587 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$692
949 km or 589 mi Campo Grande
$671
992 km or 616 mi Antofagasta
$1043
1001 km or 622 mi Rio Branco
$815
1005 km or 625 mi Dourados
$683