Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 27.5% cheaper than London.
If you lived in San Jose instead of London, you would:
pay 19.0% less for restaurants
London
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.91
|
$10.09
₡5,071
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.29
|
$9.20
₡4,624
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$1.83
₡918
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.40
|
$1.68
₡842
|
|
pay 14.0% more for groceries
London
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
$2.05
₡1,030
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.26
|
$3.67
₡1,844
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.64
|
$7.11
₡3,574
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.82
|
$3.18
₡1,598
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.04
|
$3.84
₡1,928
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$2.21
₡1,112
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.53
₡267
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$0.88
₡441
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.18
|
$1.08
₡544
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.98
₡493
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$1.03
₡516
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
London
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.61
|
$6.17
₡3,098
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£159.14
|
$35.74
₡17,959
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,865.88
|
$32,532.30
₡16,348,881
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.28
|
$13.32
₡6,693
|
|
pay 48.5% less for housing
London
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£29.02
|
$50.83
₡25,546
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,062.44
|
$686.22
₡344,854
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,422.21
|
$420.20
₡211,168
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£229.21
|
$44.00
₡22,114
|
|
pay 70.2% less for childcare
London
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,558.15
|
$358.07
₡179,947
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,924.63
|
$8,730.45
₡4,387,429
|
|
pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.97
|
$2.79
₡1,401
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.41
|
$3.05
₡1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.93
|
$4.37
₡2,195
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.43
|
$60.66
₡30,482
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.94
|
$7.44
₡3,737
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
London
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£74.23
|
$85.11
₡42,774
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.20
|
$48.81
₡24,527
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.75
|
$122.12
₡61,371
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£96.24
|
$113.99
₡57,286
|
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