Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 27.4% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 37.3% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
₡5,057
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
₡4,611
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
₡915
|
$1.19
$249
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
₡839
|
$0.64
$133
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
San Jose
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
₡1,027
|
$1.49
$312
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
₡1,839
|
$4.89
$1,020
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
₡3,563
|
$12.79
$2,671
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
₡1,593
|
$2.90
$606
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
₡1,922
|
$2.49
$521
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
₡1,109
|
$2.30
$479
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₡266
|
$1.03
$215
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
₡440
|
$1.48
$309
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡542
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₡491
|
$0.63
$131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
₡515
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 9.6% less for transportation
San Jose
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
₡3,089
|
$3.78
$789
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
₡17,907
|
$33.09
$6,908
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
₡16,301,969
|
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
₡6,673
|
$21.27
$4,441
|
|
pay 9.5% less for housing
San Jose
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
₡25,472
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
₡343,865
|
$360.46
$75,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
₡210,562
|
$228.98
$47,803
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
₡22,051
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
|
pay 81.3% less for childcare
San Jose
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
₡179,431
|
$94.55
$19,738
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
₡4,374,839
|
$954.92
$199,352
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
₡1,397
|
$2.36
$493
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
₡1,528
|
$3.43
$716
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
₡2,189
|
$2.36
$493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
₡30,395
|
$28.36
$5,921
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
₡3,726
|
$6.15
$1,283
|
|
pay 40.3% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
₡42,651
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
₡24,457
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
₡61,195
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
₡57,122
|
$62.24
$12,994
|
|
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