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
$1130
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$1970
🏠 One person rent
$470
$344
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$397
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
79
27
😀 Quality of life
74
52
🏙️ Population
3.12M
3.15M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 45% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 4694th and 6526th ($1130 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Argentina and Bolivia, respectively. Check Argentina vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 1194th and 6116th 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
$14.4
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$1141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$2.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$4204

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Buenos AiresSanta Cruz de la Sierra

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

Cities near Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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