Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 3.4 times more expensive than San Jose.
If you lived in Monaco instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
San Jose
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.74
CRC5,497.64
|
$25.99
€24.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.76
CRC4,997.85
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,030.88
|
$5.09
€4.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC767.97
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
|
pay 26.0% more for groceries
San Jose
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.29
|
$5.23
€4.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
CRC2,304.57
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
CRC3,759.73
|
$7.17
€6.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.47
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
CRC2,334.67
|
$4.81
€4.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
CRC1,166.69
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC323.74
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC667.08
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
CRC656.36
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CRC629.80
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC552.52
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
|
pay 28.8% more for transportation
San Jose
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
CRC2,863.53
|
$8.64
€8.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.19
CRC19,556.82
|
$23.83
€22.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.41
CRC16,193,045.86
|
$46,760.68
€43,382.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.67
CRC6,998.95
|
$20.58
€19.09
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for housing
San Jose
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.58
CRC24,364.22
|
$61.73
€57.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$701.17
CRC359,015.46
|
$8,169.63
€7,579.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.75
CRC227,212.37
|
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.88
CRC28,099.30
|
$237.50
€220.34
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
San Jose
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.64
CRC237,398.05
|
$2,111.82
€1,959.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,719.76
CRC5,488,802.26
|
$43,184.11
€40,064.06
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
CRC1,774.24
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.56
CRC1,824.85
|
$5.67
€5.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.59
CRC2,348.99
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.91
CRC30,162.00
|
$521.19
€483.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
CRC3,998.28
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
San Jose
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.78
CRC42,895.43
|
$162.81
€151.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.26
CRC26,757.23
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$126.81
CRC64,927.95
|
$187.00
€173.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.58
CRC61,226.33
|
$632.46
€586.77
|
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