Santa Cruz de la Sierra vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santa Cruz de la Sierra Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1970
$2532
🏠 One person rent
$344
$462
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$581
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
27
95
😀 Quality of life
52
65
🏙️ Population
3.15M
11.5M

The cost of living in Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 20% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6526th and 5654th ($780 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bolivia and Brazil, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Brazil 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 Sao Paulo. Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6116th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santa Cruz de la Sierra vs Sao Paulo

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Santa Cruz de la Sierra Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.13
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1141
$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.45
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.8
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$199
$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4204
$14254

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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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$687
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$645
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$662
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$647
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$618
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$661
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$563
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$636
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$628
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$624
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$703
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$622
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$635
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$612
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$621
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$613
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$626
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$605
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$612
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$627
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$600
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$624
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$641
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$614
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$628
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$619
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$615
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$644
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$656
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$603
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$663
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$722
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$568
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$615
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$569
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$732
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$607
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$609
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$611