Santa Cruz de la Sierra vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santa Cruz de la Sierra Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1957
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$360
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$615
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$354
$844
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
91
😀 Quality of life
55
81
🏙️ Population
3.15M
6.26M

The cost of living in Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 27% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6632nd and 4939th ($809 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bolivia and Chile, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6278th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Santa Cruz de la Sierra Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.02
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.44
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.18
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.75
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$199
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4211
$9190

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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

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827