Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 12.7% cheaper than France.
If you lived in San Jose instead of France, you would:
pay 22.6% less for restaurants
France
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.07
|
$10.09
CRC5,064.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.32
|
$9.20
CRC4,618.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.58
|
$1.83
CRC916.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$1.68
CRC840.77
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
France
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
$2.05
CRC1,028.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.78
|
$3.67
CRC1,842.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.97
|
$7.11
CRC3,569.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
$3.18
CRC1,595.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$3.84
CRC1,925.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$2.21
CRC1,110.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.53
CRC266.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.88
CRC440.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$1.08
CRC542.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.98
CRC491.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$1.03
CRC515.45
|
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
France
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.32
|
$6.17
CRC3,094.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.99
|
$35.74
CRC17,935.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,495.89
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,328,379.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.86
|
$13.32
CRC6,684.23
|
|
pay 11.0% less for housing
France
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.90
|
$50.83
CRC25,513.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€710.52
|
$686.22
CRC344,421.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€570.47
|
$420.20
CRC210,903.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.14
|
$44.00
CRC22,086.33
|
|
pay 34.9% less for childcare
France
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€629.82
|
$358.07
CRC179,721.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,563.83
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,381,927.13
|
|
pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$2.79
CRC1,399.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.74
|
$3.05
CRC1,530.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
$4.37
CRC2,192.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.48
|
$60.66
CRC30,443.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.48
|
$7.44
CRC3,732.20
|
|
pay 13.1% more for clothing
France
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.57
|
$85.11
CRC42,719.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.34
|
$48.81
CRC24,496.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.98
|
$122.12
CRC61,294.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€114.63
|
$113.99
CRC57,214.23
|
|
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