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San Jose vs. Georgetown Cost of Living Summary

San Jose is 8.5% more expensive than Georgetown.

Restaurants: pay 9.1% more in San Jose
Groceries: pay 10.4% less in San Jose
Transportation: pay 4.7% more in San Jose
Housing: pay 13.0% more in San Jose
Childcare: pay 6.6% less in San Jose
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.2% more in San Jose
Clothing: pay 38.7% more in San Jose

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

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San Jose vs. Georgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.1% more for restaurants

	Georgetown	San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	$12.18 CRC5,543.94	-32.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	$11.62 CRC5,289.15	+24.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 GYD260.07	$2.69 CRC1,222.04	+116.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 GYD132.54	$1.89 CRC858.35	+197.7%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 10.4% less for groceries

	Georgetown	San Jose
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 GYD436.70	$3.09 CRC1,407.40	+48.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	$5.33 CRC2,425.82	-31.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	$8.95 CRC4,075.15	-27.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.08 GYD854.23	$3.49 CRC1,590.09	-14.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 GYD668.32	$4.71 CRC2,145.07	+47.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.64 GYD761.80	$2.32 CRC1,054.99	-36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.80 GYD375.97	$0.73 CRC330.88	-59.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.81 GYD378.61	$2.15 CRC979.64	+18.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.20 GYD669.94	$1.76 CRC799.36	-45.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 GYD228.28	$1.73 CRC787.71	+58.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.38 GYD289.56	$1.66 CRC755.96	+20.0%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 4.7% more for transportation

	Georgetown	San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.96 GYD828.60	$5.80 CRC2,637.53	+46.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	$65.71 CRC29,903.89	+8.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,252.48 GYD6M	$21,990.00 CRC10M	-19.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	$15.13 CRC6,887.86	-35.4%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 13.0% more for housing

	Georgetown	San Jose
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	$59.17 CRC26,929.00	+35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.21 GYD201K	$942.15 CRC429K	-1.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$519.95 GYD109K	$758.77 CRC345K	+45.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	$72.33 CRC32,916.13	-21.5%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 6.6% less for childcare

	Georgetown	San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,026.67 GYD215K	$980.95 CRC446K	-4.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,738.24 GYD4M	$17,102.76 CRC8M	-8.7%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgetown	San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.91 GYD400.11	$3.29 CRC1,495.19	+71.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	$4.44 CRC2,020.72	-24.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.35 GYD700.19	$5.91 CRC2,691.35	+76.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	$72.94 CRC33,194.61	+90.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	$7.67 CRC3,488.79	+23.3%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 38.7% more for clothing

	Georgetown	San Jose
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	$71.32 CRC32,458.76	+86.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	$55.79 CRC25,389.75	+34.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	$128.46 CRC58,460.15	-4.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	$131.42 CRC59,807.77	+54.9%
Average			+38.7%

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