Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 34.3% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 19.5% less for restaurants
Charlotte Amalie
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$10.74
CRC5,647.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$9.76
CRC5,133.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.01
CRC1,058.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.50
CRC788.85
|
|
pay 39.7% less for groceries
Charlotte Amalie
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$2.66
CRC1,400.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.50
CRC2,367.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
|
$7.34
CRC3,861.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$3.25
CRC1,709.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.56
CRC2,398.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.28
CRC1,198.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.63
CRC332.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.30
CRC685.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.28
CRC674.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.23
CRC646.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
CRC567.54
|
|
pay 3.6% less for transportation
Charlotte Amalie
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$5.59
CRC2,941.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.19
CRC20,088.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,625.41
CRC16,633,296.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.67
CRC7,189.24
|
|
pay 63.3% less for housing
Charlotte Amalie
|
San Jose
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$47.58
CRC25,026.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$701.17
CRC368,776.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$443.75
CRC233,389.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$54.88
CRC28,863.25
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Charlotte Amalie
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$463.64
CRC243,852.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,719.76
CRC5,638,029.69
|
pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports
Charlotte Amalie
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$3.47
CRC1,822.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$3.56
CRC1,874.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.59
CRC2,412.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$58.91
CRC30,982.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.81
CRC4,106.99
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Charlotte Amalie
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.78
CRC44,061.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$52.26
CRC27,484.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$126.81
CRC66,693.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$119.58
CRC62,890.93
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