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
$845
$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2102
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$360
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$518
$404
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
75
29
😀 Quality of life
65
56
🏙️ Population
1.39M
3.15M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 2% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 6575th and 6648th ($845 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 5292nd and 6322nd 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
$6.68
$4.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.75
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$407
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.2
$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.82%
6.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1553
$1532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1230
$1424
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.08
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8291
$4864

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$688
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$611
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$717
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$605
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$633
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$659
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$681
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$674
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$594
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$708
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$635
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$561
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$613
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$596
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$592
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$628
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$557
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$711
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$665
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$659
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$509
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$518
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$584
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$672
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$585
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$713
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$673
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$979
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$789
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$740
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$568
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$762
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$733
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$746
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$578
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$832
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$771
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$663
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$713
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi Sucre
$626
304 km or 189 mi Sacaba
$590
317 km or 197 mi Cochabamba
$601
335 km or 208 mi Potosi
$508
376 km or 233 mi Trinidad
$775
415 km or 258 mi Oruro
$610
446 km or 277 mi Tarija
$556
528 km or 328 mi Tartagal
$746
545 km or 339 mi La Paz
$675
550 km or 342 mi El Alto
$665
601 km or 373 mi Corumba
$667
606 km or 377 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$731
617 km or 384 mi Caceres
$728
650 km or 404 mi Vilhena
$572
688 km or 428 mi Libertador General San Martin
$701
691 km or 430 mi Rolim de Moura
$624
737 km or 458 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$693
744 km or 462 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$564
747 km or 464 mi Tacna
$461
757 km or 470 mi Arica
$727
758 km or 471 mi Puno
$571
772 km or 480 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$816
779 km or 484 mi Iquique
$1010
779 km or 484 mi Ji-Parana
$636
781 km or 485 mi Juliaca
$605
789 km or 490 mi Varzea Grande
$796
792 km or 492 mi Calama
$738
795 km or 494 mi Cuiaba
$846
811 km or 504 mi Salta
$832
863 km or 536 mi Puerto Maldonado
$630
865 km or 537 mi Concepcion
$652
876 km or 544 mi Ariquemes
$649
900 km or 559 mi Arequipa
$652
921 km or 573 mi Rondonopolis
$616
941 km or 585 mi Ponta Pora
$654
944 km or 587 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$629
949 km or 589 mi Campo Grande
$672
992 km or 616 mi Antofagasta
$1103
1001 km or 622 mi Rio Branco
$812
1005 km or 625 mi Dourados
$670