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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$780	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$344	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$994
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	9
😀 Quality of life	52	48
🏙️ Population	3.15M	150K

The cost of living in Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 47% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 6526th and 3589th ($780 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bolivia and Curacao, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Curacao 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 Willemstad. Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st best city to live in Bolivia vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 6116th and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santa Cruz de la Sierra vs Willemstad

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	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.99	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.13	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1003	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.45	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4204	$9410

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Cities near Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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 Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1444
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$555
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$685
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$666
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$795
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$769
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$728
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$724
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$745
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$682
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$817
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$780
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$857
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$775
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$818
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$919
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$858
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$938
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$776
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1075
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$723
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$960
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$723
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$904
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$910
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$917
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$918
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901