Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 39.4% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 41.6% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
₡5,105
|
$7.00
$5,983.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
₡4,655
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
₡924
|
$1.03
$879.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
₡847
|
$0.90
$766.93
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
₡1,037
|
$1.34
$1,146.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
₡1,857
|
$3.51
$3,003.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
₡3,597
|
$3.15
$2,695.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
₡1,608
|
$1.46
$1,246.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
₡1,941
|
$1.76
$1,507.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
₡1,119
|
$0.66
$564.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₡269
|
$0.57
$484.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
₡444
|
$0.31
$264.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡547
|
$0.67
$574.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₡496
|
$0.30
$254.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
₡520
|
$0.33
$285.82
|
|
pay 52.4% less for transportation
San Jose
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
₡3,119
|
$3.52
$3,005.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
₡18,077
|
$6.80
$5,812.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
₡16,457,039
|
$25,000.00
$21,368,750.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
₡6,737
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
|
pay 42.6% less for housing
San Jose
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
₡25,715
|
$23.47
$20,063.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
₡347,136
|
$313.32
$267,810.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
₡212,565
|
$225.62
$192,844.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
₡22,260
|
$36.96
$31,590.54
|
|
pay 41.5% less for childcare
San Jose
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
₡181,138
|
$187.40
$160,180.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
₡4,416,454
|
$5,653.81
$4,832,592.82
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
₡1,411
|
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
₡1,543
|
$1.72
$1,467.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
₡2,210
|
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
₡30,684
|
$22.07
$18,865.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
₡3,762
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
₡43,057
|
$67.11
$57,358.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
₡24,689
|
$57.53
$49,176.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
₡61,777
|
$107.00
$91,461.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
₡57,665
|
$98.70
$84,365.31
|
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