Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 89.7% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 73.1% more for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$6,067.25
|
$10.09
₡5,116
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
$9.20
₡4,665
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$891.65
|
$1.83
₡926
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$777.70
|
$1.68
₡849
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$1,163.02
|
$2.05
₡1,039
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$3,045.64
|
$3.67
₡1,861
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$2,733.73
|
$7.11
₡3,605
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$1,263.98
|
$3.18
₡1,612
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$1,528.78
|
$3.84
₡1,945
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$571.95
|
$2.21
₡1,122
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$491.16
|
$0.53
₡269
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$268.65
|
$0.88
₡445
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$582.81
|
$1.08
₡548
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$258.38
|
$0.98
₡497
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$289.83
|
$1.03
₡521
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$3,048.06
|
$6.17
₡3,126
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$5,893.90
|
$35.74
₡18,118
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$21,668,750.00
|
$32,532.30
₡16,493,994
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
$13.32
₡6,752
|
|
pay 85.2% more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$20,344.70
|
$50.83
₡25,772
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$271,570.51
|
$686.22
₡347,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$195,552.13
|
$420.20
₡213,043
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$32,034.04
|
$44.00
₡22,310
|
|
pay 72.8% more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$162,428.95
|
$358.07
₡181,545
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$4,900,438.52
|
$8,730.45
₡4,426,372
|
|
pay 91.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$1,733.50
|
$2.79
₡1,414
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$1,488.47
|
$3.05
₡1,546
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$1,733.50
|
$4.37
₡2,215
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$19,129.85
|
$60.66
₡30,753
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
$7.44
₡3,770
|
|
pay 10.3% more for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$58,164.05
|
$85.11
₡43,153
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$49,867.19
|
$48.81
₡24,745
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$92,745.14
|
$122.12
₡61,916
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$85,549.73
|
$113.99
₡57,795
|
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