Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 10.9% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Canada, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
Canada
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.81
|
$10.09
CRC5,143.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$9.20
CRC4,690.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$1.83
CRC930.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$1.68
CRC853.78
|
|
pay 13.8% less for groceries
Canada
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$2.05
CRC1,044.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$3.67
CRC1,870.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.40
|
$7.11
CRC3,624.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$3.18
CRC1,620.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$3.84
CRC1,955.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$2.21
CRC1,127.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.53
CRC270.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$0.88
CRC447.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$1.08
CRC551.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.98
CRC499.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$1.03
CRC523.43
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
Canada
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
$6.17
CRC3,142.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.26
|
$35.74
CRC18,213.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,849.06
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,580,948.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.21
|
$13.32
CRC6,787.62
|
|
pay 43.2% less for housing
Canada
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.55
|
$50.83
CRC25,908.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,458.34
|
$686.22
CRC349,749.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,302.50
|
$420.20
CRC214,165.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.42
|
$44.00
CRC22,427.96
|
|
pay 43.2% less for childcare
Canada
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.15
|
$358.07
CRC182,501.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,177.74
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,449,707.20
|
|
pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$2.79
CRC1,421.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$3.05
CRC1,554.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.35
|
$4.37
CRC2,226.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.45
|
$60.66
CRC30,914.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.94
|
$7.44
CRC3,789.93
|
|
pay 44.0% more for clothing
Canada
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.18
|
$85.11
CRC43,380.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.47
|
$48.81
CRC24,875.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.67
|
$122.12
CRC62,242.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.74
|
$113.99
CRC58,099.22
|
|
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