Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 19.2% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 16.0% more for restaurants
Santiago
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
$10.09
CRC5,166.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
$9.20
CRC4,711.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$1.83
CRC935.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$1.68
CRC857.72
|
|
pay 24.6% more for groceries
Santiago
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$2.05
CRC1,049.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2000
|
$3.67
CRC1,879.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
$7.11
CRC3,641.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
$3.18
CRC1,627.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$3.84
CRC1,964.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$2.21
CRC1,133.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.53
CRC272.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.88
CRC449.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.08
CRC553.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.98
CRC501.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$1.03
CRC525.84
|
|
pay 21.7% more for transportation
Santiago
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
$6.17
CRC3,156.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.6500
|
$35.74
CRC18,297.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF600.6700
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,657,399.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3400
|
$13.32
CRC6,818.92
|
|
pay 13.1% more for housing
Santiago
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.8700
|
$50.83
CRC26,027.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF17.4300
|
$686.22
CRC351,361.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF16.3800
|
$420.20
CRC215,153.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.1600
|
$44.00
CRC22,531.37
|
|
pay 7.8% more for childcare
Santiago
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF14.4500
|
$358.07
CRC183,343.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF223.6300
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,470,223.62
|
|
pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
$2.79
CRC1,427.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$3.05
CRC1,561.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.1900
|
$4.37
CRC2,236.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3200
|
$60.66
CRC31,057.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
$7.44
CRC3,807.41
|
|
pay 51.1% more for clothing
Santiago
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF1.9300
|
$85.11
CRC43,580.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.0800
|
$48.81
CRC24,989.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.5200
|
$122.12
CRC62,529.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.7800
|
$113.99
CRC58,367.10
|
|
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