Porto Alegre vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Santa Cruz de la Sierra
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1913
$1970
🏠 One person rent
$320
$344
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$397
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
72
27
😀 Quality of life
56
52
🏙️ Population
1.33M
3.15M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 4% less expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 6663rd and 6526th ($752 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in Brazil and Bolivia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 0.5 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Porto Alegre ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 5820th and 6116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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Porto Alegre Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.68
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$1141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1259
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.6
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.88
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$2.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.69
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.69
$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7512
$4204

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$632
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$546
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$624
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$495
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$564
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$584
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$593
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$599
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$536
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$608
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$549
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$537
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$540
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$519
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$529
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$551
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$500
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$619
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$578
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$577
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$446
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$463
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$537
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$589
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$544
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$628
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$594
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$857
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$707
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$632
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$553
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$632
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$639
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$658
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$510
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$659
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$600
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$594
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$461

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Distance City Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi Sucre
$666
304 km or 189 mi Sacaba
$538
317 km or 197 mi Cochabamba
$535
335 km or 208 mi Potosi
$507
376 km or 233 mi Trinidad
$774
415 km or 258 mi Oruro
$600
446 km or 277 mi Tarija
$630
528 km or 328 mi Tartagal
$804
545 km or 339 mi La Paz
$688
550 km or 342 mi El Alto
$673
601 km or 373 mi Corumba
$583
606 km or 377 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$804
617 km or 384 mi Caceres
$643
650 km or 404 mi Vilhena
$577
688 km or 428 mi Libertador General San Martin
$787
691 km or 430 mi Rolim de Moura
$576
737 km or 458 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$796
744 km or 462 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$729
747 km or 464 mi Tacna
$414
757 km or 470 mi Arica
$748
758 km or 471 mi Puno
$520
772 km or 480 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$734
779 km or 484 mi Iquique
$923
779 km or 484 mi Ji-Parana
$575
781 km or 485 mi Juliaca
$547
789 km or 490 mi Varzea Grande
$682
792 km or 492 mi Calama
$673
795 km or 494 mi Cuiaba
$725
811 km or 504 mi Salta
$1121
863 km or 536 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
865 km or 537 mi Concepcion
$521
876 km or 544 mi Ariquemes
$575
900 km or 559 mi Arequipa
$588
921 km or 573 mi Rondonopolis
$546
941 km or 585 mi Ponta Pora
$586
944 km or 587 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$502
949 km or 589 mi Campo Grande
$588
992 km or 616 mi Antofagasta
$1011
1001 km or 622 mi Rio Branco
$735
1005 km or 625 mi Dourados
$599