Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 8.5% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 28.1% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$10.09
CRC5,064.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$9.20
CRC4,618.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.77
|
$1.83
CRC916.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.19
|
$1.68
CRC840.77
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
Vienna
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.10
|
$2.05
CRC1,028.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.59
|
$3.67
CRC1,842.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.27
|
$7.11
CRC3,569.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
$3.18
CRC1,595.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$3.84
CRC1,925.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$2.21
CRC1,110.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.53
CRC266.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.88
CRC440.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$1.08
CRC542.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.98
CRC491.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.03
CRC515.45
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
Vienna
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.98
|
$6.17
CRC3,094.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€46.22
|
$35.74
CRC17,935.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,702.06
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,328,379.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.34
|
$13.32
CRC6,684.23
|
|
pay 22.0% less for housing
Vienna
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
$50.83
CRC25,513.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€857.62
|
$686.22
CRC344,421.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€668.08
|
$420.20
CRC210,903.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€180.05
|
$44.00
CRC22,086.33
|
|
pay 1.2% less for childcare
Vienna
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€257.22
|
$358.07
CRC179,721.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€12,083.97
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,381,927.13
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$2.79
CRC1,399.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.73
|
$3.05
CRC1,530.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
$4.37
CRC2,192.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.59
|
$60.66
CRC30,443.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.30
|
$7.44
CRC3,732.20
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
Vienna
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€88.08
|
$85.11
CRC42,719.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.49
|
$48.81
CRC24,496.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€84.40
|
$122.12
CRC61,294.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€108.69
|
$113.99
CRC57,214.23
|
|
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