Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 9.0% more expensive than Bratislava.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 4.1% more for restaurants
Bratislava
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
€9.04
|
$10.74
CRC5,497.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$9.76
CRC4,997.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$1.50
CRC767.97
|
|
pay 35.1% more for groceries
Bratislava
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
€1.76
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$4.50
CRC2,304.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
€4.38
|
$7.34
CRC3,759.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$4.56
CRC2,334.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.63
CRC323.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$1.30
CRC667.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.81
|
$1.28
CRC656.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.23
CRC629.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.08
CRC552.52
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
Bratislava
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.52
€6.05
|
$5.59
CRC2,863.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.17
|
$38.19
CRC19,556.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,439.37
€23,601.37
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,193,045.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$13.67
CRC6,998.95
|
|
pay 5.8% more for housing
Bratislava
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.61
€19.12
|
$47.58
CRC24,364.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$774.70
€718.72
|
$701.17
CRC359,015.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$602.14
€558.64
|
$443.75
CRC227,212.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$194.23
€180.20
|
$54.88
CRC28,099.30
|
|
pay 24.4% less for childcare
Bratislava
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$609.18
€565.17
|
$463.64
CRC237,398.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,273.77
€13,242.49
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,488,802.26
|
|
pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bratislava
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$3.47
CRC1,774.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.85
€2.65
|
$3.56
CRC1,824.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$4.59
CRC2,348.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.90
€38.88
|
$58.91
CRC30,162.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$7.81
CRC3,998.28
|
|
pay 33.8% more for clothing
Bratislava
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.61
€64.58
|
$83.78
CRC42,895.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.95
€32.43
|
$52.26
CRC26,757.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.87
€77.81
|
$126.81
CRC64,927.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.95
€97.36
|
$119.58
CRC61,226.33
|
|
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