Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 0.3% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 12.6% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$10.09
CRC5,166.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$9.20
CRC4,711.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.35
|
$1.83
CRC935.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$1.68
CRC857.72
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
Madrid
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$2.05
CRC1,049.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$3.67
CRC1,879.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.62
|
$7.11
CRC3,641.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
$3.18
CRC1,627.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.47
|
$3.84
CRC1,964.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$2.21
CRC1,133.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.53
CRC272.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.88
CRC449.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$1.08
CRC553.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.98
CRC501.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.03
CRC525.84
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
Madrid
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.90
|
$6.17
CRC3,156.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.08
|
$35.74
CRC18,297.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,692.63
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,657,399.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.65
|
$13.32
CRC6,818.92
|
|
pay 25.5% less for housing
Madrid
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.72
|
$50.83
CRC26,027.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,015.58
|
$686.22
CRC351,361.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€757.31
|
$420.20
CRC215,153.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.03
|
$44.00
CRC22,531.37
|
|
pay 20.2% less for childcare
Madrid
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€491.22
|
$358.07
CRC183,343.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,812.92
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,470,223.62
|
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$2.79
CRC1,427.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.01
|
$3.05
CRC1,561.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
$4.37
CRC2,236.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.70
|
$60.66
CRC31,057.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.18
|
$7.44
CRC3,807.41
|
|
pay 36.4% more for clothing
Madrid
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.58
|
$85.11
CRC43,580.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.48
|
$48.81
CRC24,989.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.32
|
$122.12
CRC62,529.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€87.40
|
$113.99
CRC58,367.10
|
|
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