Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 17.9% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Australia, you would:
pay 18.9% less for restaurants
Australia
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.15
|
$10.09
CRC5,166.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.58
|
$9.20
CRC4,711.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.70
|
$1.83
CRC935.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.11
|
$1.68
CRC857.72
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
Australia
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$2.05
CRC1,049.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.40
|
$3.67
CRC1,879.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.55
|
$7.11
CRC3,641.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
$3.18
CRC1,627.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.38
|
$3.84
CRC1,964.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.17
|
$2.21
CRC1,133.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.70
|
$0.53
CRC272.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$1.98
|
$0.88
CRC449.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.17
|
$1.08
CRC553.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$0.98
CRC501.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.25
|
$1.03
CRC525.84
|
|
pay 0.7% more for transportation
Australia
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.48
|
$6.17
CRC3,156.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$123.86
|
$35.74
CRC18,297.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,383.25
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,657,399.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.10
|
$13.32
CRC6,818.92
|
|
pay 41.0% less for housing
Australia
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$84.41
|
$50.83
CRC26,027.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,692.16
|
$686.22
CRC351,361.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,344.12
|
$420.20
CRC215,153.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$182.24
|
$44.00
CRC22,531.37
|
|
pay 48.9% less for childcare
Australia
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,076.64
|
$358.07
CRC183,343.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,323.93
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,470,223.62
|
|
pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.64
|
$2.79
CRC1,427.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$4.99
|
$3.05
CRC1,561.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.09
|
$4.37
CRC2,236.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$70.62
|
$60.66
CRC31,057.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.52
|
$7.44
CRC3,807.41
|
|
pay 15.7% more for clothing
Australia
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$108.06
|
$85.11
CRC43,580.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$63.22
|
$48.81
CRC24,989.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$153.78
|
$122.12
CRC62,529.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$161.11
|
$113.99
CRC58,367.10
|
|
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