Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 8.8% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in San Jose instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 1.2% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$10.09
CRC5,143.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$9.20
CRC4,690.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$1.83
CRC930.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$1.68
CRC853.78
|
|
pay 33.9% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$2.05
CRC1,044.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
$3.67
CRC1,870.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$7.11
CRC3,624.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$3.18
CRC1,620.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$3.84
CRC1,955.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$2.21
CRC1,127.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.53
CRC270.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.88
CRC447.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$1.08
CRC551.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.98
CRC499.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$1.03
CRC523.43
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$6.17
CRC3,142.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.02
|
$35.74
CRC18,213.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,310.98
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,580,948.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
$13.32
CRC6,787.62
|
|
pay 31.4% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.06
|
$50.83
CRC25,908.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.21
|
$686.22
CRC349,749.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.39
|
$420.20
CRC214,165.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.07
|
$44.00
CRC22,427.96
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.43
|
$358.07
CRC182,501.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,190.73
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,449,707.20
|
|
pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$2.79
CRC1,421.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$3.05
CRC1,554.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
$4.37
CRC2,226.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.29
|
$60.66
CRC30,914.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
$7.44
CRC3,789.93
|
|
pay 34.6% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.77
|
$85.11
CRC43,380.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.28
|
$48.81
CRC24,875.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.37
|
$122.12
CRC62,242.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.42
|
$113.99
CRC58,099.22
|
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