Cost of living comparison

Dominica

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Costa Rica

San Jose vs. Roseau Cost of Living Summary

San Jose is 62.5% more expensive than Roseau.

Restaurants: pay 51.6% more in San Jose
Groceries: pay 3.7% more in San Jose
Transportation: pay 12.0% less in San Jose
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in San Jose
Childcare: pay 5.4 times more in San Jose
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.1% more in San Jose
Clothing: pay 47.8% more in San Jose

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in San Jose are more expensive than in Roseau. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in San Jose.

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San Jose vs. Roseau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Jose instead of Roseau, you would:

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pay 51.6% more for restaurants

	Roseau	San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$12.18 CRC5,543.94	+64.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.57 EC$17.75	$11.62 CRC5,289.15	+77.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$2.69 CRC1,222.04	+8.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$1.89 CRC858.35	-15.0%
Average			+51.6%

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pay 3.7% more for groceries

	Roseau	San Jose
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$3.09 CRC1,407.40	+47.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$5.33 CRC2,425.82	+343.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$8.95 CRC4,075.15	-29.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$3.49 CRC1,590.09	-37.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$4.71 CRC2,145.07	-7.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$2.32 CRC1,054.99	-20.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$0.73 CRC330.88	-32.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$2.15 CRC979.64	+6.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$1.76 CRC799.36	-24.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$1.73 CRC787.71	+7.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$1.66 CRC755.96	+21.0%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 12.0% less for transportation

	Roseau	San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$5.80 CRC2,637.53	+7.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	$65.71 CRC29,903.89	+23.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$21,990.00 CRC10M	-37.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$15.13 CRC6,887.86	-48.2%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Roseau	San Jose
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$59.17 CRC26,929.00	-16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$942.15 CRC429K	+232.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$758.77 CRC345K	+272.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$72.33 CRC32,916.13	-33.4%
Average			+155.1%

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

	Roseau	San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$980.95 CRC446K	+657.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$17,102.76 CRC8M	+285.2%
Average			+440.1%

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pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Roseau	San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$3.29 CRC1,495.19	+77.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$4.44 CRC2,020.72	+7.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$5.91 CRC2,691.35	-20.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$72.94 CRC33,194.61	+57.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$7.67 CRC3,488.79	-7.9%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 47.8% more for clothing

	Roseau	San Jose
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$71.32 CRC32,458.76	+28.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$55.79 CRC25,389.75	+50.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$128.46 CRC58,460.15	+73.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$131.42 CRC59,807.77	+42.1%
Average			+47.8%

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