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San Jose vs. Georgetown Cost of Living Summary

San Jose is 10.6% more expensive than Georgetown.

Restaurants: pay 56.2% more in San Jose
Groceries: pay 12.3% less in San Jose
Transportation: pay 26.5% more in San Jose
Housing: pay 10.2% more in San Jose
Childcare: pay 43.2% less in San Jose
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.3% more in San Jose
Clothing: pay 2.4% less in San Jose

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

San Jose vs. Georgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.2% more for restaurants

	Georgetown	San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.95 GYD2,492.06	$9.95 CRC4,947.81	-16.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 GYD1,953.77	$9.91 CRC4,924.29	+5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 GYD245.88	$2.06 CRC1,022.01	+74.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 GYD133.57	$1.67 CRC831.76	+161.3%
Average			+56.2%

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pay 12.3% less for groceries

	Georgetown	San Jose
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 GYD435.76	$2.64 CRC1,311.09	+26.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 GYD1,447.18	$4.95 CRC2,462.15	-28.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.04 GYD2,720.53	$7.78 CRC3,868.62	-40.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55 GYD948.64	$2.88 CRC1,429.67	-36.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.03 GYD631.70	$3.97 CRC1,971.17	+30.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.47 GYD722.89	$1.94 CRC963.65	-44.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.53 GYD319.76	$0.65 CRC324.89	-57.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 GYD347.03	$1.95 CRC967.90	+17.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.74 GYD571.77	$1.58 CRC786.24	-42.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 GYD227.50	$1.55 CRC768.91	+41.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 GYD305.58	$1.43 CRC711.41	-2.3%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 26.5% more for transportation

	Georgetown	San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 GYD811.28	$5.39 CRC2,678.58	+38.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.67 GYD5,980.94	$41.21 CRC20,485.06	+43.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,218.32 GYD4,635,225.77	$37,640.45 CRC18,712,315.88	+69.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.62 GYD6,180.30	$16.12 CRC8,011.83	-45.6%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 10.2% more for housing

	Georgetown	San Jose
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.36 GYD10,506.51	$58.88 CRC29,268.77	+16.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$906.97 GYD189,213.29	$891.63 CRC443,258.89	-1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$410.12 GYD85,560.62	$560.77 CRC278,778.03	+36.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.46 GYD16,160.26	$68.88 CRC34,242.87	-11.1%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 43.2% less for childcare

	Georgetown	San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,014.45 GYD211,635.94	$600.27 CRC298,412.20	-40.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,232.76 GYD4,846,859.30	$12,608.22 CRC6,267,964.49	-45.7%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 39.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgetown	San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 GYD423.65	$2.67 CRC1,329.56	+31.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.83 GYD1,216.12	$3.85 CRC1,915.58	-33.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 GYD558.22	$5.15 CRC2,560.63	+92.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.23 GYD7,974.58	$55.98 CRC27,831.01	+46.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.21 GYD1,295.87	$9.91 CRC4,924.29	+59.5%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 2.4% less for clothing

	Georgetown	San Jose
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.17 GYD10,466.64	$61.74 CRC30,694.76	+23.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.56 GYD10,965.05	$51.32 CRC25,512.74	-2.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.12 GYD30,901.51	$120.28 CRC59,794.99	-18.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.65 GYD25,169.77	$106.98 CRC53,182.37	-11.3%
Average			-2.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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