Mexico City vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Santa Cruz de la Sierra
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$774
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$404
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
93
29
😀 Quality of life
72
56
🏙️ Population
9.21M
3.15M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 72% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 4274th and 6648th ($1428 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Mexico and Bolivia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 0.5 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 3354th and 6322nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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Mexico City Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$4.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$407
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
6.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$1532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$1424
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$4864

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023

Cities near Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Distance City Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi Sucre
$626
304 km or 189 mi Sacaba
$590
317 km or 197 mi Cochabamba
$601
335 km or 208 mi Potosi
$508
376 km or 233 mi Trinidad
$775
415 km or 258 mi Oruro
$610
446 km or 277 mi Tarija
$556
528 km or 328 mi Tartagal
$746
545 km or 339 mi La Paz
$675
550 km or 342 mi El Alto
$665
601 km or 373 mi Corumba
$667
606 km or 377 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$731
617 km or 384 mi Caceres
$728
650 km or 404 mi Vilhena
$572
688 km or 428 mi Libertador General San Martin
$701
691 km or 430 mi Rolim de Moura
$624
737 km or 458 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$693
744 km or 462 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$564
747 km or 464 mi Tacna
$461
757 km or 470 mi Arica
$727
758 km or 471 mi Puno
$571
772 km or 480 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$816
779 km or 484 mi Iquique
$1010
779 km or 484 mi Ji-Parana
$636
781 km or 485 mi Juliaca
$605
789 km or 490 mi Varzea Grande
$796
792 km or 492 mi Calama
$738
795 km or 494 mi Cuiaba
$846
811 km or 504 mi Salta
$832
863 km or 536 mi Puerto Maldonado
$630
865 km or 537 mi Concepcion
$652
876 km or 544 mi Ariquemes
$649
900 km or 559 mi Arequipa
$652
921 km or 573 mi Rondonopolis
$616
941 km or 585 mi Ponta Pora
$654
944 km or 587 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$629
949 km or 589 mi Campo Grande
$672
992 km or 616 mi Antofagasta
$1103
1001 km or 622 mi Rio Branco
$812
1005 km or 625 mi Dourados
$670