Nairobi vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$1828
🏠 One person rent
$239
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$388
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
67
27
😀 Quality of life
59
53
🏙️ Population
5.55M
3.15M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 13% less expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 7242nd and 6585th ($646 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kenya and Bolivia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Nairobi compared to 0.5 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 5517th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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Nairobi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$4.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$588
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$4.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$5.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$4165

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Distance City Cost of living
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$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747

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