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

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Guayaquil Santa Cruz de la Sierra
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$1828
🏠 One person rent
$384
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$653
$388
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
47
27
😀 Quality of life
62
53
🏙️ Population
2.72M
3.15M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 21% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 5949th and 6585th ($903 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ecuador and Bolivia, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.5 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 5176th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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Guayaquil Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$4.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$588
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.8%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$4.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$5.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6864
$4165

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$801
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$834
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$754
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$814
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$603
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$790
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$638
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$547
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$472
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$570
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$637
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$775
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$514
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$851
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$532
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$543
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$536
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$592
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$551
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$612
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$504
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$515
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$533
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$511
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$499
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$506
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$476
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$525
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$455
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$416
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$611
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$720
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$552
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$648
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$726
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$507
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$491

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