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
$635
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1502
$1970
🏠 One person rent
$314
$344
🏘️ Family rent
$525
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$397
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
35
27
😀 Quality of life
51
52
🏙️ Population
462K
3.15M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 19% less expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 7323rd and 6526th ($635 vs $780) 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 0.5 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 6144th and 6116th 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
$4.55
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$347
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.1
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.6%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1267
$1141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$778
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.86
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.31
$2.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.25
$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.21
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3318
$4204

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$585
15 km or 9.4 mi Luque
$567
112 km or 70 mi Formosa
$413
120 km or 74 mi Coronel Oviedo
$522
163 km or 101 mi Caaguazu
$405
212 km or 132 mi Concepcion
$521
270 km or 168 mi Corrientes
$534
275 km or 171 mi Resistencia
$429
287 km or 178 mi Encarnacion
$496
288 km or 179 mi Posadas
$397
304 km or 189 mi Ciudad del Este
$500
307 km or 191 mi Foz do Iguacu
$626
326 km or 203 mi Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
$477
348 km or 216 mi Obera
$461
361 km or 224 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$502
363 km or 226 mi Ponta Pora
$586
407 km or 253 mi Sao Borja
$543
422 km or 262 mi Cascavel
$583
424 km or 264 mi Santa Rosa
$553
447 km or 278 mi Dourados
$599
455 km or 283 mi Goya
$571
471 km or 293 mi Reconquista
$582
472 km or 293 mi Santo Angelo
$544
498 km or 310 mi Uruguaiana
$503
504 km or 313 mi Ijui
$537
508 km or 315 mi Pato Branco
$600
539 km or 335 mi Chapeco
$628
549 km or 341 mi Campo Mourao
$460
584 km or 363 mi Carazinho
$551
586 km or 364 mi Artigas
$889
593 km or 369 mi Erechim
$577
599 km or 372 mi Concordia
$589
613 km or 381 mi Maringa
$610
614 km or 382 mi Passo Fundo
$540
616 km or 383 mi Santa Maria
$500
619 km or 385 mi Campo Grande
$588
621 km or 386 mi Guarapuava
$506
648 km or 403 mi Sao Gabriel
$446
654 km or 407 mi Apucarana
$580
655 km or 407 mi Santana do Livramento
$510

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Distance City Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi Sucre
$666
304 km or 189 mi Sacaba
$538
317 km or 197 mi Cochabamba
$535
335 km or 208 mi Potosi
$507
376 km or 233 mi Trinidad
$774
415 km or 258 mi Oruro
$600
446 km or 277 mi Tarija
$630
528 km or 328 mi Tartagal
$804
545 km or 339 mi La Paz
$688
550 km or 342 mi El Alto
$673
601 km or 373 mi Corumba
$583
606 km or 377 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$804
617 km or 384 mi Caceres
$643
650 km or 404 mi Vilhena
$577
688 km or 428 mi Libertador General San Martin
$787
691 km or 430 mi Rolim de Moura
$576
737 km or 458 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$796
744 km or 462 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$729
747 km or 464 mi Tacna
$414
757 km or 470 mi Arica
$748
758 km or 471 mi Puno
$520
772 km or 480 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$734
779 km or 484 mi Iquique
$923
779 km or 484 mi Ji-Parana
$575
781 km or 485 mi Juliaca
$547
789 km or 490 mi Varzea Grande
$682
792 km or 492 mi Calama
$673
795 km or 494 mi Cuiaba
$725
811 km or 504 mi Salta
$1121
863 km or 536 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
865 km or 537 mi Concepcion
$521
876 km or 544 mi Ariquemes
$575
900 km or 559 mi Arequipa
$588
921 km or 573 mi Rondonopolis
$546
941 km or 585 mi Ponta Pora
$586
944 km or 587 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$502
949 km or 589 mi Campo Grande
$588
992 km or 616 mi Antofagasta
$1011
1001 km or 622 mi Rio Branco
$735
1005 km or 625 mi Dourados
$599