Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 2.2 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB716.26
|
$10.09
CRC5,143.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB433.88
|
$9.20
CRC4,690.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.39
|
$1.83
CRC930.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.91
|
$1.68
CRC853.78
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Russia
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.51
|
$2.05
CRC1,044.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB407.23
|
$3.67
CRC1,870.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB321.64
|
$7.11
CRC3,624.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.84
|
$3.18
CRC1,620.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.50
|
$3.84
CRC1,955.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.95
|
$2.21
CRC1,127.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.69
|
$0.53
CRC270.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.26
|
$0.88
CRC447.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.32
|
$1.08
CRC551.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.50
|
$0.98
CRC499.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.41
|
$1.03
CRC523.43
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Russia
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB219.59
|
$6.17
CRC3,142.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,790.67
|
$35.74
CRC18,213.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,888,952.31
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,580,948.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB315.25
|
$13.32
CRC6,787.62
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Russia
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB607.07
|
$50.83
CRC25,908.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,710.00
|
$686.22
CRC349,749.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,833.01
|
$420.20
CRC214,165.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,461.71
|
$44.00
CRC22,427.96
|
|
pay 74.2% more for childcare
Russia
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,391.29
|
$358.07
CRC182,501.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB434,258.65
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,449,707.20
|
|
pay 85.3% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.70
|
$2.79
CRC1,421.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB160.25
|
$3.05
CRC1,554.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.62
|
$4.37
CRC2,226.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,919.19
|
$60.66
CRC30,914.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB375.74
|
$7.44
CRC3,789.93
|
|
pay 36.8% more for clothing
Russia
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,814.99
|
$85.11
CRC43,380.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,649.18
|
$48.81
CRC24,875.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,320.99
|
$122.12
CRC62,242.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,891.74
|
$113.99
CRC58,099.22
|
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