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

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Essen Santa Cruz de la Sierra
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1828
🏠 One person rent
$759
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$388
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
27
😀 Quality of life
95
53
🏙️ Population
579K
3.15M

The cost of living in Essen is 103% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 3358th and 6585th ($1519 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 2nd in Germany and Bolivia, respectively. Check Germany vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.5 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 32nd and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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Essen Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$4.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$588
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$16.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$5.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$4165

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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