Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 50.4% more expensive than San Jose.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 8.1% more for restaurants
San Jose
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
₡5,057
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
₡4,611
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
₡915
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
₡839
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
San Jose
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
₡1,027
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
₡1,839
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
₡3,563
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
₡1,593
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
₡1,922
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
₡1,109
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₡266
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
₡440
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡542
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₡491
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
₡515
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 43.9% more for transportation
San Jose
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
₡3,089
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
₡17,907
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
₡16,301,969
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
₡6,673
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
San Jose
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
₡25,472
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
₡343,865
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
₡210,562
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
₡22,051
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
San Jose
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
₡179,431
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
₡4,374,839
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 72.8% more for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
₡1,397
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
₡1,528
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
₡2,189
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
₡30,395
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
₡3,726
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 24.9% less for clothing
San Jose
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
₡42,651
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
₡24,457
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
₡61,195
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
₡57,122
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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