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
$953
$804
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2350
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$426
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$575
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$341
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
46
29
😀 Quality of life
59
55
🏙️ Population
2.65M
3.12M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 18% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 5910th and 6747th ($953 vs $804) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ecuador and Bolivia, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.4 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 6017th and 6335th 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
$4.6
$3.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.4
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.6
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.7
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.03%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1626
$1516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$1197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$26.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$4.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$7.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.73
$5.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.84
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6061
$5331

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$842
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$827
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$704
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$707
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$829
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$653
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$780
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$514
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$762
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$577
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$516
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$559
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$592
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$660
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$864
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$705
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$593
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$557
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$651
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$638
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$617
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$672
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$694
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$675
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$611
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$667
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$583
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$626
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$631
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$524
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$811
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$850
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$856
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$788
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$745
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$606
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$527

Cities near Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Distance City Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi Sucre
$630
304 km or 189 mi Sacaba
$611
317 km or 197 mi Cochabamba
$625
335 km or 208 mi Potosi
$526
376 km or 233 mi Trinidad
$776
415 km or 258 mi Oruro
$628
446 km or 277 mi Tarija
$565
528 km or 328 mi Tartagal
$816
545 km or 339 mi La Paz
$694
550 km or 342 mi El Alto
$691
601 km or 373 mi Corumba
$671
606 km or 377 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$811
617 km or 384 mi Caceres
$721
650 km or 404 mi Vilhena
$575
688 km or 428 mi Libertador General San Martin
$786
691 km or 430 mi Rolim de Moura
$634
737 km or 458 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$759
744 km or 462 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$607
747 km or 464 mi Tacna
$459
757 km or 470 mi Arica
$686
758 km or 471 mi Puno
$558
772 km or 480 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$768
779 km or 484 mi Iquique
$958
779 km or 484 mi Ji-Parana
$645
781 km or 485 mi Juliaca
$589
789 km or 490 mi Varzea Grande
$794
792 km or 492 mi Calama
$690
795 km or 494 mi Cuiaba
$840
811 km or 504 mi Salta
$815
863 km or 536 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
865 km or 537 mi Concepcion
$718
876 km or 544 mi Ariquemes
$665
900 km or 559 mi Arequipa
$670
921 km or 573 mi Rondonopolis
$621
941 km or 585 mi Ponta Pora
$662
944 km or 587 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$692
949 km or 589 mi Campo Grande
$671
992 km or 616 mi Antofagasta
$1043
1001 km or 622 mi Rio Branco
$815
1005 km or 625 mi Dourados
$683