Cost of living comparison
Australia is 60.6% more expensive than San Jose.
If you lived in Australia instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 26.5% more for restaurants
San Jose
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
₡5,071
|
$15.31
A$23.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
₡4,624
|
$8.98
A$13.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
₡918
|
$2.45
A$3.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
₡842
|
$2.05
A$3.14
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
San Jose
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
₡1,030
|
$2.00
A$3.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
₡1,844
|
$4.24
A$6.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
₡3,574
|
$5.00
A$7.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
₡1,598
|
$3.52
A$5.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
₡1,928
|
$3.56
A$5.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
₡1,112
|
$1.44
A$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₡267
|
$1.13
A$1.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
₡441
|
$1.31
A$2.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡544
|
$2.10
A$3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₡493
|
$1.03
A$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
₡516
|
$0.83
A$1.27
|
|
pay 23.0% more for transportation
San Jose
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
₡3,098
|
$4.95
A$7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
₡17,959
|
$81.92
A$125.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
₡16,348,881
|
$22,079.60
A$33,791.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
₡6,693
|
$15.28
A$23.38
|
|
pay 89.6% more for housing
San Jose
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
₡25,546
|
$55.83
A$85.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
₡344,854
|
$1,119.19
A$1,712.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
₡211,168
|
$889.00
A$1,360.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
₡22,114
|
$120.53
A$184.47
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
San Jose
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
₡179,947
|
$1,373.48
A$2,102.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
₡4,387,429
|
$11,458.00
A$17,535.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
₡1,401
|
$5.72
A$8.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
₡1,532
|
$3.30
A$5.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
₡2,195
|
$24.53
A$37.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
₡30,482
|
$46.71
A$71.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
₡3,737
|
$12.25
A$18.75
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
₡42,774
|
$71.47
A$109.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
₡24,527
|
$41.82
A$64.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
₡61,371
|
$101.71
A$155.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
₡57,286
|
$106.56
A$163.08
|
|
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