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
$885
$804
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2191
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$386
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$604
$575
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$507
$341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
75
29
😀 Quality of life
66
55
🏙️ Population
1.39M
3.12M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 10% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 6346th and 6747th ($885 vs $804) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 0.4 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Porto Alegre ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 5036th and 6335th 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
$7.03
$3.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.79
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.42%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1639
$1516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1237
$1197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$26.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.81
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$7.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$7.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$5.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.27
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9470
$5331

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$696
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$622
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$742
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$609
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$679
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$670
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$694
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$683
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$599
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$736
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$646
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$592
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$617
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$608
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$619
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$636
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$538
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$719
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$680
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$671
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$508
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$524
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$596
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$686
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$597
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$741
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$685
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$1035
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$751
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$758
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$571
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$781
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$753
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$762
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$583
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$812
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$801
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$669
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$714
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$500

Cities near Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Distance City Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi Sucre
$630
304 km or 189 mi Sacaba
$611
317 km or 197 mi Cochabamba
$625
335 km or 208 mi Potosi
$526
376 km or 233 mi Trinidad
$776
415 km or 258 mi Oruro
$628
446 km or 277 mi Tarija
$565
528 km or 328 mi Tartagal
$816
545 km or 339 mi La Paz
$694
550 km or 342 mi El Alto
$691
601 km or 373 mi Corumba
$671
606 km or 377 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$811
617 km or 384 mi Caceres
$721
650 km or 404 mi Vilhena
$575
688 km or 428 mi Libertador General San Martin
$786
691 km or 430 mi Rolim de Moura
$634
737 km or 458 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$759
744 km or 462 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$607
747 km or 464 mi Tacna
$459
757 km or 470 mi Arica
$686
758 km or 471 mi Puno
$558
772 km or 480 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$768
779 km or 484 mi Iquique
$958
779 km or 484 mi Ji-Parana
$645
781 km or 485 mi Juliaca
$589
789 km or 490 mi Varzea Grande
$794
792 km or 492 mi Calama
$690
795 km or 494 mi Cuiaba
$840
811 km or 504 mi Salta
$815
863 km or 536 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
865 km or 537 mi Concepcion
$718
876 km or 544 mi Ariquemes
$665
900 km or 559 mi Arequipa
$670
921 km or 573 mi Rondonopolis
$621
941 km or 585 mi Ponta Pora
$662
944 km or 587 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$692
949 km or 589 mi Campo Grande
$671
992 km or 616 mi Antofagasta
$1043
1001 km or 622 mi Rio Branco
$815
1005 km or 625 mi Dourados
$683