Caracas vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Santa Cruz de la Sierra
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2332
$1828
🏠 One person rent
$357
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$388
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
54
27
😀 Quality of life
41
53
🏙️ Population
2.25M
3.15M

The cost of living in Caracas is 31% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 5499th and 6585th ($975 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Venezuela and Bolivia, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.5 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 7028th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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Caracas Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$4.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$588
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.55%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1224
$883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$4.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$5.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.7
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3515
$4165

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$854
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$839
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$880
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$846
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$812
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$815
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$805
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$844
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$823
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$823
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$804
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$720
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$723
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$696
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$640
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$581
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$648
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$612
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$705
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$728
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$688
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$713
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$755
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$691
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$685
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$712
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$699
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$684
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$707
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1783
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$663
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$769
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$719
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$653
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$708
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$687
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$692

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