Buenos Aires vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Santa Cruz de la Sierra
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$804
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$555
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$575
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$341
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
79
29
😀 Quality of life
77
55
🏙️ Population
3.12M
3.12M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 55% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 4647th and 6747th ($1247 vs $804) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Argentina and Bolivia, respectively. Check Argentina vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.4 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 1053rd and 6335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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Buenos Aires Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$3.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$1516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$1197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$26.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$7.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$5.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$5331

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

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