Cost of living comparison
Athens is 14.4% more expensive than San Jose.
If you lived in Athens instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
₡5,057
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
₡4,611
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
₡915
|
$2.01
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
₡839
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
₡1,027
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
₡1,839
|
$6.55
€6.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
₡3,563
|
$7.06
€6.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
₡1,593
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
₡1,922
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
₡1,109
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₡266
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
₡440
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡542
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₡491
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
₡515
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 3.5% less for transportation
San Jose
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
₡3,089
|
$8.01
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
₡17,907
|
$32.98
€30.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
₡16,301,969
|
$25,287.34
€23,716.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
₡6,673
|
$11.43
€10.72
|
|
pay 82.8% more for housing
San Jose
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
₡25,472
|
$33.96
€31.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
₡343,865
|
$553.55
€519.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
₡210,562
|
$521.82
€489.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
₡22,051
|
$202.27
€189.71
|
|
pay 25.7% more for childcare
San Jose
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
₡179,431
|
$488.12
€457.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
₡4,374,839
|
$10,050.80
€9,426.31
|
|
pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
₡1,397
|
$4.67
€4.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
₡1,528
|
$3.68
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
₡2,189
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
₡30,395
|
$45.80
€42.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
₡3,726
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
₡42,651
|
$84.84
€79.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
₡24,457
|
$38.04
€35.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
₡61,195
|
$90.00
€84.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
₡57,122
|
$111.33
€104.42
|
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