Cost of living comparison
Rome is 31.0% more expensive than San Jose.
If you lived in Rome instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 24.8% more for restaurants
San Jose
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
CRC5,064.79
|
$19.79
€18.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
CRC4,618.60
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
CRC916.57
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
CRC840.77
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 16.9% more for groceries
San Jose
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
CRC1,028.84
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
CRC1,842.00
|
$8.48
€7.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
CRC3,569.25
|
$6.93
€6.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
CRC1,595.68
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
CRC1,925.62
|
$4.84
€4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
CRC1,110.74
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CRC266.78
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
CRC440.68
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC542.93
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CRC491.92
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CRC515.45
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 8.0% more for transportation
San Jose
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
CRC3,094.39
|
$7.67
€7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
CRC17,935.99
|
$38.48
€35.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
CRC16,328,379.74
|
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
CRC6,684.23
|
$15.39
€14.38
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
San Jose
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
CRC25,513.54
|
$30.43
€28.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
CRC344,421.75
|
$1,171.91
€1,094.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
CRC210,903.41
|
$773.95
€722.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
CRC22,086.33
|
$173.31
€161.89
|
|
pay 48.3% more for childcare
San Jose
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
CRC179,721.83
|
$531.12
€496.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
CRC4,381,927.13
|
$8,734.44
€8,158.89
|
|
pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
CRC1,399.58
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
CRC1,530.50
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CRC2,192.67
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
CRC30,443.76
|
$56.27
€52.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
CRC3,732.20
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
CRC42,719.95
|
$85.59
€79.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
CRC24,496.25
|
$36.33
€33.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
CRC61,294.06
|
$97.35
€90.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
CRC57,214.23
|
$123.90
€115.74
|
|
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