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
$746
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$307
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$507
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$388
$674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
27
91
😀 Quality of life
53
77
🏙️ Population
3.15M
6.26M

The cost of living in Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 31% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6585th and 4828th ($746 vs $1075) 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 0.6 months in Santiago. Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6133rd and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Santa Cruz de la Sierra Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.5
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.93
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1129
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$883
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.8
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.53
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.7
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4165
$6400

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Cities near Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Distance City Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi Sucre
$455
304 km or 189 mi Sacaba
$525
317 km or 197 mi Cochabamba
$525
335 km or 208 mi Potosi
$525
376 km or 233 mi Trinidad
$775
415 km or 258 mi Oruro
$600
446 km or 277 mi Tarija
$628
528 km or 328 mi Tartagal
$565
545 km or 339 mi La Paz
$705
550 km or 342 mi El Alto
$662
601 km or 373 mi Corumba
$669
606 km or 377 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$547
617 km or 384 mi Caceres
$726
650 km or 404 mi Vilhena
$633
688 km or 428 mi Libertador General San Martin
$524
691 km or 430 mi Rolim de Moura
$631
737 km or 458 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$520
744 km or 462 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$540
747 km or 464 mi Tacna
$390
757 km or 470 mi Arica
$702
758 km or 471 mi Puno
$475
772 km or 480 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$739
779 km or 484 mi Iquique
$825
779 km or 484 mi Ji-Parana
$631
781 km or 485 mi Juliaca
$511
789 km or 490 mi Varzea Grande
$779
792 km or 492 mi Calama
$689
795 km or 494 mi Cuiaba
$833
811 km or 504 mi Salta
$538
863 km or 536 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
865 km or 537 mi Concepcion
$577
876 km or 544 mi Ariquemes
$634
900 km or 559 mi Arequipa
$562
921 km or 573 mi Rondonopolis
$590
941 km or 585 mi Ponta Pora
$644
944 km or 587 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$562
949 km or 589 mi Campo Grande
$716
992 km or 616 mi Antofagasta
$962
1001 km or 622 mi Rio Branco
$761
1005 km or 625 mi Dourados
$661

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440