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
$722
$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$1828
🏠 One person rent
$361
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$388
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
35
27
😀 Quality of life
53
53
🏙️ Population
524K
3.15M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 3% less expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 6685th and 6585th ($722 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Paraguay and Bolivia, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.5 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 6074th and 6133rd 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
$4.35
$4.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$588
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.54%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.1
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$4.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$5.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.95
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.4
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3513
$4165

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi San Lorenzo
$660
15 km or 9.4 mi Luque
$650
112 km or 70 mi Formosa
$354
120 km or 74 mi Coronel Oviedo
$564
163 km or 101 mi Caaguazu
$444
212 km or 132 mi Concepcion
$577
270 km or 168 mi Corrientes
$523
275 km or 171 mi Resistencia
$403
287 km or 178 mi Encarnacion
$554
288 km or 179 mi Posadas
$340
304 km or 189 mi Ciudad del Este
$580
307 km or 191 mi Foz do Iguacu
$725
326 km or 203 mi Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
$429
348 km or 216 mi Obera
$368
361 km or 224 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$562
363 km or 226 mi Ponta Pora
$644
407 km or 253 mi Sao Borja
$604
422 km or 262 mi Cascavel
$648
424 km or 264 mi Santa Rosa
$619
447 km or 278 mi Dourados
$661
455 km or 283 mi Goya
$431
471 km or 293 mi Reconquista
$428
472 km or 293 mi Santo Angelo
$611
498 km or 310 mi Uruguaiana
$554
504 km or 313 mi Ijui
$610
508 km or 315 mi Pato Branco
$681
539 km or 335 mi Chapeco
$607
549 km or 341 mi Campo Mourao
$525
584 km or 363 mi Carazinho
$653
586 km or 364 mi Artigas
$957
593 km or 369 mi Erechim
$636
599 km or 372 mi Concordia
$632
613 km or 381 mi Maringa
$694
614 km or 382 mi Passo Fundo
$688
616 km or 383 mi Santa Maria
$511
619 km or 385 mi Campo Grande
$716
621 km or 386 mi Guarapuava
$626
648 km or 403 mi Sao Gabriel
$565
654 km or 407 mi Apucarana
$658
655 km or 407 mi Santana do Livramento
$573

Cities near Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Distance City Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi Sucre
$455
304 km or 189 mi Sacaba
$525
317 km or 197 mi Cochabamba
$525
335 km or 208 mi Potosi
$525
376 km or 233 mi Trinidad
$775
415 km or 258 mi Oruro
$600
446 km or 277 mi Tarija
$628
528 km or 328 mi Tartagal
$565
545 km or 339 mi La Paz
$705
550 km or 342 mi El Alto
$662
601 km or 373 mi Corumba
$669
606 km or 377 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$547
617 km or 384 mi Caceres
$726
650 km or 404 mi Vilhena
$633
688 km or 428 mi Libertador General San Martin
$524
691 km or 430 mi Rolim de Moura
$631
737 km or 458 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$520
744 km or 462 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$540
747 km or 464 mi Tacna
$390
757 km or 470 mi Arica
$702
758 km or 471 mi Puno
$475
772 km or 480 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$739
779 km or 484 mi Iquique
$825
779 km or 484 mi Ji-Parana
$631
781 km or 485 mi Juliaca
$511
789 km or 490 mi Varzea Grande
$779
792 km or 492 mi Calama
$689
795 km or 494 mi Cuiaba
$833
811 km or 504 mi Salta
$538
863 km or 536 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
865 km or 537 mi Concepcion
$577
876 km or 544 mi Ariquemes
$634
900 km or 559 mi Arequipa
$562
921 km or 573 mi Rondonopolis
$590
941 km or 585 mi Ponta Pora
$644
944 km or 587 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$562
949 km or 589 mi Campo Grande
$716
992 km or 616 mi Antofagasta
$962
1001 km or 622 mi Rio Branco
$761
1005 km or 625 mi Dourados
$661