Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 80.2% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 48.5% more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS7,613.88
|
$10.74
CRC5,590.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,374.50
|
$9.76
CRC5,082.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,195.48
|
$2.01
CRC1,048.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS871.53
|
$1.50
CRC780.91
|
|
pay 93.1% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,812.01
|
$2.66
CRC1,386.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,155.99
|
$4.50
CRC2,343.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,652.38
|
$7.34
CRC3,823.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS1,864.64
|
$3.25
CRC1,692.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS1,847.89
|
$4.56
CRC2,374.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS739.94
|
$2.28
CRC1,186.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS722.18
|
$0.63
CRC329.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS511.06
|
$1.30
CRC678.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS674.31
|
$1.28
CRC667.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS349.04
|
$1.23
CRC640.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS358.52
|
$1.08
CRC561.83
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,091.99
|
$5.59
CRC2,911.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS8,061.75
|
$38.19
CRC19,886.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS17,915,000.00
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,465,894.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS6,861.44
|
$13.67
CRC7,116.88
|
|
pay 64.8% more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS18,072.72
|
$47.58
CRC24,774.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS440,485.06
|
$701.17
CRC365,064.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS319,110.94
|
$443.75
CRC231,040.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS31,506.81
|
$54.88
CRC28,572.76
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS196,953.03
|
$463.64
CRC241,398.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS4,680,463.36
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,581,287.05
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,343.62
|
$3.47
CRC1,804.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,041.44
|
$3.56
CRC1,855.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,791.50
|
$4.59
CRC2,388.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS19,217.35
|
$58.91
CRC30,670.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS3,823.76
|
$7.81
CRC4,065.65
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS73,098.57
|
$83.78
CRC43,618.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS58,932.11
|
$52.26
CRC27,208.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS104,091.06
|
$126.81
CRC66,021.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS93,257.75
|
$119.58
CRC62,257.98
|
|
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