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San Jose vs. Douglas Cost of Living Summary

San Jose is 25.6% cheaper than Douglas.

Restaurants: pay 27.1% less in San Jose
Groceries: pay 11.8% more in San Jose
Transportation: pay 22.5% less in San Jose
Housing: pay 42.2% less in San Jose
Childcare: pay 62.1% less in San Jose
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.9% less in San Jose
Clothing: pay 5.5% more in San Jose

The cost of groceries and clothing in San Jose are more expensive than in Douglas. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in San Jose.

San Jose vs. Douglas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Jose instead of Douglas, you would:

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pay 27.1% less for restaurants

	Douglas	San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.38 £22.19	$9.95 CRC4,947.81	-66.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.14 £7.65	$9.91 CRC4,924.29	-2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 £2.04	$2.06 CRC1,022.01	-23.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 £1.51	$1.67 CRC831.76	-16.1%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 11.8% more for groceries

	Douglas	San Jose
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 £1.70	$2.64 CRC1,311.09	+17.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.56 £2.69	$4.95 CRC2,462.15	+39.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.28 £6.25	$7.78 CRC3,868.62	-6.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 £3.77	$2.88 CRC1,429.67	-42.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 £2.74	$3.97 CRC1,971.17	+9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.83	$1.94 CRC963.65	+76.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 £0.62	$0.65 CRC324.89	-20.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.98	$1.95 CRC967.90	+49.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 £1.36	$1.58 CRC786.24	-11.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.36 £1.03	$1.55 CRC768.91	+13.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.36 £1.03	$1.43 CRC711.41	+5.1%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 22.5% less for transportation

	Douglas	San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.98 £6.03	$5.39 CRC2,678.58	-32.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.03 £67.23	$41.21 CRC20,485.06	-53.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,200.43 £25,827.48	$37,640.45 CRC18,712,315.88	+10.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.70 £14.12	$16.12 CRC8,011.83	-13.8%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 42.2% less for housing

	Douglas	San Jose
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.34 £56.14	$58.88 CRC29,268.77	-20.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,259.12 £950.86	$891.63 CRC443,258.89	-29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,096.96 £828.40	$560.77 CRC278,778.03	-48.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$228.92 £172.88	$68.88 CRC34,242.87	-69.9%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 62.1% less for childcare

	Douglas	San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,671.96 £1,262.63	$600.27 CRC298,412.20	-64.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$31,716.53 £23,951.69	$12,608.22 CRC6,267,964.49	-60.2%
Average			-62.1%

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pay 42.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Douglas	San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 £4.94	$2.67 CRC1,329.56	-59.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 £3.95	$3.85 CRC1,915.58	-26.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.03 £16.64	$5.15 CRC2,560.63	-76.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.44 £49.42	$55.98 CRC27,831.01	-14.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.03 £12.10	$9.91 CRC4,924.29	-38.2%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 5.5% more for clothing

	Douglas	San Jose
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.82 £73.12	$61.74 CRC30,694.76	-36.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.07 £34.03	$51.32 CRC25,512.74	+13.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.40 £84.88	$120.28 CRC59,794.99	+7.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.90 £58.83	$106.98 CRC53,182.37	+37.3%
Average			+5.5%

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