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
$791
$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1828
🏠 One person rent
$365
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$388
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
79
27
😀 Quality of life
71
53
🏙️ Population
3.12M
3.15M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 6% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 6407th and 6585th ($791 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Argentina and Bolivia, respectively. Check Argentina vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.5 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 2311th and 6133rd 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
$7.12
$4.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$588
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$4.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$5.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$4165

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

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