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San Jose vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

San Jose is 27.0% more expensive than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 24.3% less in San Jose
Groceries: pay 28.1% more in San Jose
Transportation: pay 20.9% more in San Jose
Housing: pay 29.4% less in San Jose
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in San Jose
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.5% less in San Jose
Clothing: pay 43.5% more in San Jose

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

San Jose vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Jose instead of Victoria, you would:

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pay 24.3% less for restaurants

	Victoria	San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.17 SCR204.94	$9.95 CRC4,947.81	-34.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.80 SCR159.40	$9.91 CRC4,924.29	-16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 SCR30.71	$2.06 CRC1,022.01	-9.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.67 SCR36.07	$1.67 CRC831.76	-37.3%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 28.1% more for groceries

	Victoria	San Jose
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 SCR22.05	$2.64 CRC1,311.09	+61.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$16.42 SCR221.85	$4.95 CRC2,462.15	-69.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.80 SCR91.94	$7.78 CRC3,868.62	+14.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 SCR51.01	$2.88 CRC1,429.67	-23.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 SCR35.63	$3.97 CRC1,971.17	+50.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 SCR12.91	$1.94 CRC963.65	+102.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 SCR17.56	$0.65 CRC324.89	-49.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 SCR13.77	$1.95 CRC967.90	+91.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.67 SCR36.02	$1.58 CRC786.24	-40.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 SCR11.15	$1.55 CRC768.91	+87.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 SCR10.45	$1.43 CRC711.41	+85.1%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 20.9% more for transportation

	Victoria	San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 SCR71.74	$5.39 CRC2,678.58	+1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.27 SCR327.90	$41.21 CRC20,485.06	+69.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,478.78 SCR357,806.50	$37,640.45 CRC18,712,315.88	+42.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 SCR309.68	$16.12 CRC8,011.83	-29.7%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 29.4% less for housing

	Victoria	San Jose
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$137.06 SCR1,852.03	$58.88 CRC29,268.77	-57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$907.20 SCR12,258.98	$891.63 CRC443,258.89	-1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$752.68 SCR10,170.98	$560.77 CRC278,778.03	-25.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.71 SCR1,401.37	$68.88 CRC34,242.87	-33.6%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Victoria	San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.66 SCR2,049.38	$600.27 CRC298,412.20	+295.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,305.98 SCR112,238.29	$12,608.22 CRC6,267,964.49	+51.8%
Average			+173.8%

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pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.87 SCR52.31	$2.67 CRC1,329.56	-30.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.62 SCR62.37	$3.85 CRC1,915.58	-16.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.69 SCR306.56	$5.15 CRC2,560.63	-77.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.08 SCR1,257.76	$55.98 CRC27,831.01	-39.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 SCR91.08	$9.91 CRC4,924.29	+47.0%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 43.5% more for clothing

	Victoria	San Jose
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.55 SCR804.64	$61.74 CRC30,694.76	+3.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.78 SCR348.39	$51.32 CRC25,512.74	+99.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.50 SCR1,141.91	$120.28 CRC59,794.99	+42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.90 SCR1,120.16	$106.98 CRC53,182.37	+29.1%
Average			+43.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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