Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Porto-novo instead of San Jose, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
San Jose
|
Porto-novo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.74
CRC5,498.35
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.76
CRC4,998.50
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,031.02
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC768.07
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
San Jose
|
Porto-novo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.46
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
CRC2,304.86
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
CRC3,760.22
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.68
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
CRC2,334.98
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
CRC1,166.84
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC323.78
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC667.16
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
CRC656.45
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CRC629.88
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC552.59
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
San Jose
|
Porto-novo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
CRC2,863.90
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.19
CRC19,559.36
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.41
CRC16,195,147.56
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.67
CRC6,999.86
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
San Jose
|
Porto-novo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.58
CRC24,367.39
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$701.17
CRC359,062.06
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.75
CRC227,241.86
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.88
CRC28,102.95
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
San Jose
|
Porto-novo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.64
CRC237,428.86
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,719.76
CRC5,489,514.65
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Porto-novo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
CRC1,774.47
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.56
CRC1,825.09
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.59
CRC2,349.30
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.91
CRC30,165.91
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
CRC3,998.80
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
San Jose
|
Porto-novo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.78
CRC42,900.99
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.26
CRC26,760.70
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$126.81
CRC64,936.38
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.58
CRC61,234.28
|
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