Cost of living comparison

Grenada

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Costa Rica

San Jose vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

San Jose is 19.8% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 44.8% more in San Jose
Groceries: pay 9.2% less in San Jose
Transportation: pay 1.2% less in San Jose
Housing: pay 0.7% more in San Jose
Childcare: pay 9.5 times more in San Jose
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.5% more in San Jose
Clothing: pay 76.6% more in San Jose

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing in San Jose are more expensive than in St. George's. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in San Jose. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in San Jose.

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San Jose vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Jose instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 44.8% more for restaurants

	St. George's	San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$12.18 CRC5,543.94	+64.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$11.62 CRC5,289.15	+39.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.69 CRC1,222.04	+38.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.89 CRC858.35	-2.9%
Average			+44.8%

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pay 9.2% less for groceries

	St. George's	San Jose
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 EC$6.44	$3.09 CRC1,407.40	+29.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.93 EC$18.74	$5.33 CRC2,425.82	-23.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.41 EC$41.64	$8.95 CRC4,075.15	-41.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 EC$11.50	$3.49 CRC1,590.09	-17.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$4.71 CRC2,145.07	+10.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$2.32 CRC1,054.99	-62.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.73 CRC330.88	-34.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 EC$2.00	$2.15 CRC979.64	+190.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 EC$7.00	$1.76 CRC799.36	-32.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.73 CRC787.71	+33.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67 EC$4.50	$1.66 CRC755.96	-0.2%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 1.2% less for transportation

	St. George's	San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 EC$14.26	$5.80 CRC2,637.53	+9.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.35 EC$173.91	$65.71 CRC29,903.89	+2.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$21,990.00 CRC10M	-15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$15.13 CRC6,887.86
Average			-1.2%

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pay 0.7% more for housing

	St. George's	San Jose
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.94 EC$137.67	$59.17 CRC26,929.00	+16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	$942.15 CRC429K	-17.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	$758.77 CRC345K	+73.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.10 EC$519.15	$72.33 CRC32,916.13	-62.3%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 9.5 times more for childcare

	St. George's	San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$980.95 CRC446K	+1667.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$17,102.76 CRC8M	+413.6%
Average			+852.7%

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pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$3.29 CRC1,495.19	+18.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 EC$11.83	$4.44 CRC2,020.72	+1.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.91 CRC2,691.35
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$72.94 CRC33,194.61	+97.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$7.67 CRC3,488.79	-30.9%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 76.6% more for clothing

	St. George's	San Jose
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.15 EC$95.00	$71.32 CRC32,458.76	+102.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$55.79 CRC25,389.75	+25.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.57 EC$136.67	$128.46 CRC58,460.15	+154.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.57 EC$236.67	$131.42 CRC59,807.77	+50.1%
Average			+76.6%

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