Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 66.4% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Poland, you would:
pay 47.0% more for restaurants
Poland
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.49
|
$10.09
CRC5,166.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.76
|
$9.20
CRC4,711.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.19
|
$1.83
CRC935.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
$1.68
CRC857.72
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Poland
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.74
|
$2.05
CRC1,049.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.35
|
$3.67
CRC1,879.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.25
|
$7.11
CRC3,641.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN9.93
|
$3.18
CRC1,627.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.77
|
$3.84
CRC1,964.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.53
|
$2.21
CRC1,133.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.19
|
$0.53
CRC272.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.51
|
$0.88
CRC449.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
$1.08
CRC553.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.17
|
$0.98
CRC501.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
$1.03
CRC525.84
|
|
pay 58.3% more for transportation
Poland
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.71
|
$6.17
CRC3,156.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN95.53
|
$35.74
CRC18,297.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,060.83
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,657,399.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.23
|
$13.32
CRC6,818.92
|
|
pay 67.2% more for housing
Poland
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN51.70
|
$50.83
CRC26,027.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,918.06
|
$686.22
CRC351,361.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,625.58
|
$420.20
CRC215,153.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN593.57
|
$44.00
CRC22,531.37
|
|
pay 76.1% more for childcare
Poland
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN913.00
|
$358.07
CRC183,343.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN17,850.97
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,470,223.62
|
|
pay 40.5% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.34
|
$2.79
CRC1,427.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.78
|
$3.05
CRC1,561.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.50
|
$4.37
CRC2,236.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN109.68
|
$60.66
CRC31,057.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.48
|
$7.44
CRC3,807.41
|
|
pay 57.0% more for clothing
Poland
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN258.31
|
$85.11
CRC43,580.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN121.19
|
$48.81
CRC24,989.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN265.20
|
$122.12
CRC62,529.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN300.61
|
$113.99
CRC58,367.10
|
|
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