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
$804
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1992
$2931
🏠 One person rent
$333
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$575
$937
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$341
$860
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
92
😀 Quality of life
55
81
🏙️ Population
3.12M
6.26M

The cost of living in Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 32% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6747th and 4785th ($804 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.7 months in Santiago. Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6335th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santa Cruz de la Sierra vs Santiago

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Santa Cruz de la Sierra Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.56
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$4.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1516
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1197
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.6
$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.25
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.7
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.5
$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.6
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$182
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5331
$12174

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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

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$807
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$926
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$801
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$741
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$831
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$891
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$896
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$904
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1114
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$957
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$937
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$981
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$828
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$930
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$930
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$928
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$898
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$876
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$699
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$860
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$908
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$626
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$757
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$718
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$883
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$882
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$740
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$788
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$702
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$923
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$848
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$788
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$890
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$795
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$851
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$872
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$844
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$590
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$895