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
$1288
$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$1828
🏠 One person rent
$663
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$388
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
90
27
😀 Quality of life
66
53
🏙️ Population
9.21M
3.15M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 73% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 4206th and 6585th ($1288 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Mexico and Bolivia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 4184th and 6133rd 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
$10.1
$4.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$588
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$4165

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881

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