Cost of living comparison
Greece is 1.6% more expensive than San Jose.
If you lived in Greece instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 9.2% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
₡5,057
|
$12.71
€11.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
₡4,611
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
₡915
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
₡839
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
₡1,027
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
₡1,839
|
$4.97
€4.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
₡3,563
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
₡1,593
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
₡1,922
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
₡1,109
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₡266
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
₡440
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡542
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₡491
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
₡515
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 5.3% more for transportation
San Jose
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
₡3,089
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
₡17,907
|
$40.24
€37.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
₡16,301,969
|
$22,158.38
€20,781.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
₡6,673
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 51.8% more for housing
San Jose
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
₡25,472
|
$34.83
€32.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
₡343,865
|
$429.23
€402.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
₡210,562
|
$358.56
€336.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
₡22,051
|
$172.07
€161.37
|
|
pay 13.8% less for childcare
San Jose
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
₡179,431
|
$341.10
€319.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
₡4,374,839
|
$6,725.16
€6,307.30
|
|
pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
₡1,397
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
₡1,528
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
₡2,189
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
₡30,395
|
$45.22
€42.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
₡3,726
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
₡42,651
|
$76.36
€71.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
₡24,457
|
$36.41
€34.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
₡61,195
|
$77.82
€72.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
₡57,122
|
$99.20
€93.04
|
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