Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 20.9% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 27.2% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$10.09
CRC5,143.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$9.20
CRC4,690.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.40
|
$1.83
CRC930.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.36
|
$1.68
CRC853.78
|
|
pay 8.1% more for groceries
Brussels
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$2.05
CRC1,044.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.01
|
$3.67
CRC1,870.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$7.11
CRC3,624.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$3.18
CRC1,620.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.61
|
$3.84
CRC1,955.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$2.21
CRC1,127.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.53
CRC270.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.88
CRC447.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$1.08
CRC551.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.98
CRC499.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.03
CRC523.43
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
Brussels
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.16
|
$6.17
CRC3,142.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.03
|
$35.74
CRC18,213.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,580,948.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.13
|
$13.32
CRC6,787.62
|
|
pay 42.1% less for housing
Brussels
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€51.79
|
$50.83
CRC25,908.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€968.74
|
$686.22
CRC349,749.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€811.37
|
$420.20
CRC214,165.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€152.54
|
$44.00
CRC22,427.96
|
|
pay 63.2% less for childcare
Brussels
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€877.43
|
$358.07
CRC182,501.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,727.55
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,449,707.20
|
|
pay 16.7% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$2.79
CRC1,421.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$3.05
CRC1,554.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$4.37
CRC2,226.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.73
|
$60.66
CRC30,914.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$7.44
CRC3,789.93
|
|
pay 14.0% more for clothing
Brussels
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€82.86
|
$85.11
CRC43,380.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.26
|
$48.81
CRC24,875.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€90.95
|
$122.12
CRC62,242.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€122.62
|
$113.99
CRC58,099.22
|
|
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