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
$909
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$1887
🏠 One person rent
$402
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$409
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
79
27
😀 Quality of life
72
52
🏙️ Population
3.12M
3.15M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 19% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 6099th and 6605th ($909 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1789th and 6090th 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
$9.98
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$594
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$1144
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$6.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$6.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$4198

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

Cities near Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Distance City Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi Sucre
$659
304 km or 189 mi Sacaba
$535
317 km or 197 mi Cochabamba
$536
335 km or 208 mi Potosi
$498
376 km or 233 mi Trinidad
$771
415 km or 258 mi Oruro
$601
446 km or 277 mi Tarija
$627
528 km or 328 mi Tartagal
$631
545 km or 339 mi La Paz
$673
550 km or 342 mi El Alto
$641
601 km or 373 mi Corumba
$617
606 km or 377 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$623
617 km or 384 mi Caceres
$676
650 km or 404 mi Vilhena
$598
688 km or 428 mi Libertador General San Martin
$603
691 km or 430 mi Rolim de Moura
$600
737 km or 458 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$615
744 km or 462 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$604
747 km or 464 mi Tacna
$406
757 km or 470 mi Arica
$781
758 km or 471 mi Puno
$490
772 km or 480 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$766
779 km or 484 mi Iquique
$966
779 km or 484 mi Ji-Parana
$602
781 km or 485 mi Juliaca
$522
789 km or 490 mi Varzea Grande
$720
792 km or 492 mi Calama
$699
795 km or 494 mi Cuiaba
$767
811 km or 504 mi Salta
$729
863 km or 536 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
865 km or 537 mi Concepcion
$541
876 km or 544 mi Ariquemes
$603
900 km or 559 mi Arequipa
$560
921 km or 573 mi Rondonopolis
$560
941 km or 585 mi Ponta Pora
$615
944 km or 587 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$524
949 km or 589 mi Campo Grande
$641
992 km or 616 mi Antofagasta
$1054
1001 km or 622 mi Rio Branco
$780
1005 km or 625 mi Dourados
$629