Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 8.8% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Rome, you would:
pay 9.1% less for restaurants
Rome
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.57
|
$10.09
₡5,116
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$9.20
₡4,665
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.12
|
$1.83
₡926
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.68
₡849
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
Rome
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
$2.05
₡1,039
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.96
|
$3.67
₡1,861
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$7.11
₡3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
$3.18
₡1,612
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$3.84
₡1,945
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$2.21
₡1,122
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.53
₡269
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.88
₡445
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$1.08
₡548
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.98
₡497
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$1.03
₡521
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
Rome
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.20
|
$6.17
₡3,126
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€36.10
|
$35.74
₡18,118
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
$32,532.30
₡16,493,994
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.44
|
$13.32
₡6,752
|
|
pay 23.6% less for housing
Rome
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.55
|
$50.83
₡25,772
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,099.55
|
$686.22
₡347,915
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€726.16
|
$420.20
₡213,043
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.61
|
$44.00
₡22,310
|
|
pay 32.6% less for childcare
Rome
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€498.32
|
$358.07
₡181,545
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,195.09
|
$8,730.45
₡4,426,372
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$2.79
₡1,414
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.57
|
$3.05
₡1,546
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$4.37
₡2,215
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.79
|
$60.66
₡30,753
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$7.44
₡3,770
|
|
pay 12.8% more for clothing
Rome
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.31
|
$85.11
₡43,153
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€34.09
|
$48.81
₡24,745
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.34
|
$122.12
₡61,916
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€116.25
|
$113.99
₡57,795
|
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