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
$1443
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$1970
🏠 One person rent
$690
$344
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$397
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
27
😀 Quality of life
94
52
🏙️ Population
587K
3.15M

The cost of living in Essen is 85% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 3685th and 6526th ($1443 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 1st 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 5th best city to live in Germany vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 33rd and 6116th 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
$13
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$2.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$4204

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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