Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 32.0% cheaper than Nassau.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Nassau, you would:
pay 24.1% less for restaurants
Nassau
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
BSD30.00
|
$10.09
CRC5,143.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
BSD8.00
|
$9.20
CRC4,690.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
BSD2.47
|
$1.83
CRC930.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
BSD2.07
|
$1.68
CRC853.78
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
Nassau
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.21
BSD5.21
|
$2.05
CRC1,044.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
BSD4.03
|
$3.67
CRC1,870.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$20.81
BSD20.81
|
$7.11
CRC3,624.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.11
BSD5.11
|
$3.18
CRC1,620.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
BSD4.54
|
$3.84
CRC1,955.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
BSD2.28
|
$2.21
CRC1,127.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
BSD1.21
|
$0.53
CRC270.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
BSD1.94
|
$0.88
CRC447.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
BSD2.07
|
$1.08
CRC551.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.28
BSD2.28
|
$0.98
CRC499.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.65
BSD1.65
|
$1.03
CRC523.43
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
Nassau
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.23
BSD6.23
|
$6.17
CRC3,142.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
BSD50.00
|
$35.74
CRC18,213.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,580,948.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.43
BSD25.43
|
$13.32
CRC6,787.62
|
|
pay 53.6% less for housing
Nassau
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.43
BSD93.43
|
$50.83
CRC25,908.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$983.33
BSD983.33
|
$686.22
CRC349,749.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.50
BSD1,062.50
|
$420.20
CRC214,165.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.22
BSD203.22
|
$44.00
CRC22,427.96
|
|
pay 36.2% less for childcare
Nassau
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.67
BSD556.67
|
$358.07
CRC182,501.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,785.71
BSD13,785.71
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,449,707.20
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
Nassau
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
BSD3.75
|
$2.79
CRC1,421.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.47
BSD5.47
|
$3.05
CRC1,554.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.50
BSD10.50
|
$4.37
CRC2,226.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.62
BSD117.62
|
$60.66
CRC30,914.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
$7.44
CRC3,789.93
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
Nassau
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.43
BSD66.43
|
$85.11
CRC43,380.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.25
BSD66.25
|
$48.81
CRC24,875.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.00
BSD117.00
|
$122.12
CRC62,242.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.00
BSD120.00
|
$113.99
CRC58,099.22
|
|
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