Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 16.0% more expensive than San Jose.
If you lived in Madrid instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 17.1% more for restaurants
San Jose
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
₡5,071
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
₡4,624
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
₡918
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
₡842
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
₡1,030
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
₡1,844
|
$5.92
€5.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
₡3,574
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
₡1,598
|
$2.69
€2.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
₡1,928
|
$3.74
€3.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
₡1,112
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₡267
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
₡441
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡544
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₡493
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
₡516
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
San Jose
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
₡3,098
|
$7.44
€6.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
₡17,959
|
$59.37
€55.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
₡16,348,881
|
$27,693.49
€25,890.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
₡6,693
|
$13.63
€12.75
|
|
pay 76.3% more for housing
San Jose
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
₡25,546
|
$34.19
€31.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
₡344,854
|
$1,094.67
€1,023.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
₡211,168
|
$816.29
€763.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
₡22,114
|
$125.07
€116.93
|
|
pay 28.4% more for childcare
San Jose
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
₡179,947
|
$529.47
€495.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
₡4,387,429
|
$9,499.24
€8,880.70
|
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
₡1,401
|
$3.30
€3.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
₡1,532
|
$2.17
€2.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
₡2,195
|
$5.61
€5.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
₡30,482
|
$41.71
€38.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
₡3,737
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
₡42,774
|
$67.45
€63.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
₡24,527
|
$35.01
€32.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
₡61,371
|
$76.87
€71.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
₡57,286
|
$94.21
€88.07
|
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