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
$811
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$286
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
68
28
😀 Quality of life
58
55
🏙️ Population
5.55M
3.15M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 0.3% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 6622nd and 6632nd ($811 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Bolivia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.4 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 6071st and 6278th 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
$5.85
$4.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$60.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$1694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$6.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$5.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$4211

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Distance City Cost of living
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$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

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