Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 32.5% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 60.6% more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$141.00
|
$10.09
CRC5,064.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$118.40
|
$9.20
CRC4,618.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.09
|
$1.83
CRC916.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.21
|
$1.68
CRC840.77
|
|
pay 25.4% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.53
|
$2.05
CRC1,028.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$75.53
|
$3.67
CRC1,842.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$92.79
|
$7.11
CRC3,569.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.66
|
$3.18
CRC1,595.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.28
|
$3.84
CRC1,925.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.60
|
$2.21
CRC1,110.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.56
|
$0.53
CRC266.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.07
|
$0.88
CRC440.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.99
|
$1.08
CRC542.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.34
|
$0.98
CRC491.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.51
|
$1.03
CRC515.45
|
|
pay 78.8% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$83.89
|
$6.17
CRC3,094.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$302.84
|
$35.74
CRC17,935.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$375,999.16
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,328,379.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.00
|
$13.32
CRC6,684.23
|
|
pay 15.3% more for housing
Mexico City
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$477.20
|
$50.83
CRC25,513.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,080.67
|
$686.22
CRC344,421.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,180.26
|
$420.20
CRC210,903.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$685.63
|
$44.00
CRC22,086.33
|
|
pay 3.5% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,438.99
|
$358.07
CRC179,721.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$151,130.77
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,381,927.13
|
|
pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
$2.79
CRC1,399.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.19
|
$3.05
CRC1,530.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
$4.37
CRC2,192.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$850.93
|
$60.66
CRC30,443.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$84.60
|
$7.44
CRC3,732.20
|
|
pay 32.9% more for clothing
Mexico City
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$968.74
|
$85.11
CRC42,719.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$639.12
|
$48.81
CRC24,496.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,575.72
|
$122.12
CRC61,294.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,620.77
|
$113.99
CRC57,214.23
|
|
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