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

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Chicago Santa Cruz de la Sierra
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1828
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$388
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
27
😀 Quality of life
96
53
🏙️ Population
2.75M
3.15M

The cost of living in Chicago is 250% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 505th and 6585th ($2613 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 2nd in the United States and Bolivia, respectively. Check the United States vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.5 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 16th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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Chicago Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$4.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$588
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$5.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$4165

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

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