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
$1516
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$666
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$354
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
28
😀 Quality of life
96
55
🏙️ Population
587K
3.15M

The cost of living in Essen is 87% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 3903rd and 6632nd ($1516 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 1st in Germany and Bolivia, respectively. Check Germany vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.4 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 24th and 6278th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$4.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$60.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$1694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$6.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$7.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$4211

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Distance City Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi Sucre
$627
304 km or 189 mi Sacaba
$562
317 km or 197 mi Cochabamba
$565
335 km or 208 mi Potosi
$509
376 km or 233 mi Trinidad
$780
415 km or 258 mi Oruro
$634
446 km or 277 mi Tarija
$560
528 km or 328 mi Tartagal
$666
545 km or 339 mi La Paz
$681
550 km or 342 mi El Alto
$675
601 km or 373 mi Corumba
$625
606 km or 377 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$656
617 km or 384 mi Caceres
$687
650 km or 404 mi Vilhena
$533
688 km or 428 mi Libertador General San Martin
$638
691 km or 430 mi Rolim de Moura
$589
737 km or 458 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$636
744 km or 462 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$562
747 km or 464 mi Tacna
$445
757 km or 470 mi Arica
$654
758 km or 471 mi Puno
$563
772 km or 480 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$730
779 km or 484 mi Iquique
$908
779 km or 484 mi Ji-Parana
$598
781 km or 485 mi Juliaca
$594
789 km or 490 mi Varzea Grande
$746
792 km or 492 mi Calama
$659
795 km or 494 mi Cuiaba
$797
811 km or 504 mi Salta
$841
863 km or 536 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
865 km or 537 mi Concepcion
$617
876 km or 544 mi Ariquemes
$616
900 km or 559 mi Arequipa
$624
921 km or 573 mi Rondonopolis
$565
941 km or 585 mi Ponta Pora
$604
944 km or 587 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$596
949 km or 589 mi Campo Grande
$634
992 km or 616 mi Antofagasta
$990
1001 km or 622 mi Rio Branco
$763
1005 km or 625 mi Dourados
$619