Rio de Janeiro vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2281	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$445	$344
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$372	$397
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	27
😀 Quality of life	62	52
🏙️ Population	6.21M	3.15M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 17% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 5954th and 6526th ($916 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Brazil and Bolivia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 0.5 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 4857th and 6116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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	Rio de Janeiro	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.99	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$1141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1118	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.66	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$2.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.26	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$506	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10819	$4204

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562

Cities near Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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