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
€13.56
|
$10.74
CRC5,497.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$9.76
CRC4,997.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.04
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$1.50
CRC767.97
|
|
pay 18.2% more for groceries
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.25
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.21
€8.55
|
$4.50
CRC2,304.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.89
€4.54
|
$7.34
CRC3,759.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.23
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.58
€4.25
|
$4.56
CRC2,334.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$0.63
CRC323.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.30
CRC667.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
€1.52
|
$1.28
CRC656.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$1.23
CRC629.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$1.08
CRC552.52
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.95
|
$5.59
CRC2,863.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$38.19
CRC19,556.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,576.76
€19,090.09
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,193,045.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.07
€17.69
|
$13.67
CRC6,998.95
|
|
pay 36.7% less for housing
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.63
€47.90
|
$47.58
CRC24,364.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,082.99
€1,004.74
|
$701.17
CRC359,015.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$905.07
€839.68
|
$443.75
CRC227,212.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.94
€107.57
|
$54.88
CRC28,099.30
|
|
pay 23.0% less for childcare
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$592.94
€550.10
|
$463.64
CRC237,398.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,132.98
€13,111.87
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,488,802.26
|
|
pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$3.47
CRC1,774.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
€2.50
|
$3.56
CRC1,824.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
$4.59
CRC2,348.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
€28.47
|
$58.91
CRC30,162.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€9.04
|
$7.81
CRC3,998.28
|
|
pay 26.2% more for clothing
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.22
€75.35
|
$83.78
CRC42,895.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.90
€35.16
|
$52.26
CRC26,757.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.44
€82.05
|
$126.81
CRC64,927.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.27
€92.10
|
$119.58
CRC61,226.33
|
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