Los Angeles vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$344
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$397
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	99	27
😀 Quality of life	93	52
🏙️ Population	3.9M	3.15M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 310% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 80th and 6526th ($3196 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 1st in the United States and Bolivia, respectively. Check the United States vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.5 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 58th and 6116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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	Los Angeles	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$1141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$4204

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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