Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 31.0% more expensive than San Jose.
If you lived in Vienna instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 43.2% more for restaurants
San Jose
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
₡5,057
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
₡4,611
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
₡915
|
$2.97
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
₡839
|
$2.34
€2.19
|
|
pay 13.7% more for groceries
San Jose
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
₡1,027
|
$2.25
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
₡1,839
|
$5.98
€5.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
₡3,563
|
$5.64
€5.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
₡1,593
|
$4.12
€3.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
₡1,922
|
$5.24
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
₡1,109
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₡266
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
₡440
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡542
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₡491
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
₡515
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
pay 21.7% more for transportation
San Jose
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
₡3,089
|
$7.47
€7.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
₡17,907
|
$49.48
€46.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
₡16,301,969
|
$28,585.69
€26,809.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
₡6,673
|
$18.56
€17.41
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
San Jose
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
₡25,472
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
₡343,865
|
$918.12
€861.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
₡210,562
|
$715.20
€670.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
₡22,051
|
$192.75
€180.77
|
|
pay 12.6% more for childcare
San Jose
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
₡179,431
|
$275.36
€258.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
₡4,374,839
|
$12,936.40
€12,132.61
|
|
pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
₡1,397
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
₡1,528
|
$4.00
€3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
₡2,189
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
₡30,395
|
$31.68
€29.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
₡3,726
|
$12.09
€11.34
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
₡42,651
|
$94.30
€88.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
₡24,457
|
$35.86
€33.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
₡61,195
|
$90.35
€84.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
₡57,122
|
$116.35
€109.12
|
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