Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 1.4% cheaper than Andorra La Vella.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Andorra La Vella, you would:
pay 14.4% less for restaurants
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.62
€13.44
|
$10.74
CRC5,494.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
$9.76
CRC4,995.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.02
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$1.50
CRC767.56
|
|
pay 18.2% more for groceries
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.24
|
$2.66
CRC1,362.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.21
€8.47
|
$4.50
CRC2,303.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.89
€4.49
|
$7.34
CRC3,757.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.20
|
$3.25
CRC1,663.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.58
€4.21
|
$4.56
CRC2,333.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.12
|
$0.63
CRC323.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.30
CRC666.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
€1.51
|
$1.28
CRC656.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$1.23
CRC629.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$1.08
CRC552.22
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.89
|
$5.59
CRC2,861.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$38.19
CRC19,546.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,576.76
€18,913.12
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,184,264.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.07
€17.53
|
$13.67
CRC6,995.16
|
|
pay 36.7% less for housing
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.63
€47.46
|
$47.58
CRC24,351.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,082.99
€995.43
|
$701.17
CRC358,820.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$905.07
€831.89
|
$443.75
CRC227,089.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.94
€106.57
|
$54.88
CRC28,084.06
|
|
pay 23.0% less for childcare
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$592.94
€545.00
|
$463.64
CRC237,269.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,132.98
€12,990.33
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,485,825.82
|
|
pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$3.47
CRC1,773.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
€2.48
|
$3.56
CRC1,823.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
$4.59
CRC2,347.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
€28.20
|
$58.91
CRC30,145.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.96
|
$7.81
CRC3,996.11
|
|
pay 26.2% more for clothing
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.22
€74.65
|
$83.78
CRC42,872.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.90
€34.84
|
$52.26
CRC26,742.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.44
€81.29
|
$126.81
CRC64,892.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.27
€91.25
|
$119.58
CRC61,193.13
|
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