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
$1331
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$721
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
92
28
😀 Quality of life
72
55
🏙️ Population
9.21M
3.15M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 65% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 4418th and 6632nd ($1331 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.4 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 3317th and 6278th 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
$12
$4.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$60.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$1694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$5.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$4211

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030

Cities near Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Distance City Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi Sucre
$627
304 km or 189 mi Sacaba
$562
317 km or 197 mi Cochabamba
$565
335 km or 208 mi Potosi
$509
376 km or 233 mi Trinidad
$780
415 km or 258 mi Oruro
$634
446 km or 277 mi Tarija
$560
528 km or 328 mi Tartagal
$666
545 km or 339 mi La Paz
$681
550 km or 342 mi El Alto
$675
601 km or 373 mi Corumba
$625
606 km or 377 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$656
617 km or 384 mi Caceres
$687
650 km or 404 mi Vilhena
$533
688 km or 428 mi Libertador General San Martin
$638
691 km or 430 mi Rolim de Moura
$589
737 km or 458 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$636
744 km or 462 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$562
747 km or 464 mi Tacna
$445
757 km or 470 mi Arica
$654
758 km or 471 mi Puno
$563
772 km or 480 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$730
779 km or 484 mi Iquique
$908
779 km or 484 mi Ji-Parana
$598
781 km or 485 mi Juliaca
$594
789 km or 490 mi Varzea Grande
$746
792 km or 492 mi Calama
$659
795 km or 494 mi Cuiaba
$797
811 km or 504 mi Salta
$841
863 km or 536 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
865 km or 537 mi Concepcion
$617
876 km or 544 mi Ariquemes
$616
900 km or 559 mi Arequipa
$624
921 km or 573 mi Rondonopolis
$565
941 km or 585 mi Ponta Pora
$604
944 km or 587 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$596
949 km or 589 mi Campo Grande
$634
992 km or 616 mi Antofagasta
$990
1001 km or 622 mi Rio Branco
$763
1005 km or 625 mi Dourados
$619