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
$762
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1887
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$324
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$801
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
27
91
😀 Quality of life
52
78
🏙️ Population
3.15M
6.26M

The cost of living in Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 37% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6605th and 4604th ($762 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bolivia and Chile, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6090th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Santa Cruz de la Sierra Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.77
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.05
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$594
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.5
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1144
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$871
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.74
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.9
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.7
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$219
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4198
$7298

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Distance City Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi Sucre
$659
304 km or 189 mi Sacaba
$535
317 km or 197 mi Cochabamba
$536
335 km or 208 mi Potosi
$498
376 km or 233 mi Trinidad
$771
415 km or 258 mi Oruro
$601
446 km or 277 mi Tarija
$627
528 km or 328 mi Tartagal
$631
545 km or 339 mi La Paz
$673
550 km or 342 mi El Alto
$641
601 km or 373 mi Corumba
$617
606 km or 377 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$623
617 km or 384 mi Caceres
$676
650 km or 404 mi Vilhena
$598
688 km or 428 mi Libertador General San Martin
$603
691 km or 430 mi Rolim de Moura
$600
737 km or 458 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$615
744 km or 462 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$604
747 km or 464 mi Tacna
$406
757 km or 470 mi Arica
$781
758 km or 471 mi Puno
$490
772 km or 480 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$766
779 km or 484 mi Iquique
$966
779 km or 484 mi Ji-Parana
$602
781 km or 485 mi Juliaca
$522
789 km or 490 mi Varzea Grande
$720
792 km or 492 mi Calama
$699
795 km or 494 mi Cuiaba
$767
811 km or 504 mi Salta
$729
863 km or 536 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
865 km or 537 mi Concepcion
$541
876 km or 544 mi Ariquemes
$603
900 km or 559 mi Arequipa
$560
921 km or 573 mi Rondonopolis
$560
941 km or 585 mi Ponta Pora
$615
944 km or 587 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$524
949 km or 589 mi Campo Grande
$641
992 km or 616 mi Antofagasta
$1054
1001 km or 622 mi Rio Branco
$780
1005 km or 625 mi Dourados
$629

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534