Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 4.0% more expensive than Andorra La Vella.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Andorra La Vella, you would:
pay 14.9% less for restaurants
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
€14.23
|
$10.83
CRC5,528.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$9.72
CRC4,960.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€2.06
|
$1.99
CRC1,017.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
€1.62
|
$1.46
CRC745.76
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.27
|
$2.60
CRC1,325.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.12
€8.65
|
$4.26
CRC2,176.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
€4.59
|
$7.23
CRC3,691.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.44
€3.27
|
$3.26
CRC1,665.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
€4.30
|
$4.41
CRC2,249.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.05
|
$1.95
CRC995.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$0.63
CRC321.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$1.59
CRC812.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.54
|
$1.35
CRC688.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$1.30
CRC663.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.19
CRC607.94
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€6.02
|
$5.49
CRC2,801.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.49
|
$38.02
CRC19,409.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,363.50
€19,311.97
|
$36,925.49
CRC18,848,782.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.87
€17.90
|
$15.94
CRC8,137.22
|
|
pay 31.3% less for housing
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.10
€48.46
|
$53.59
CRC27,357.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,143.21
€1,084.18
|
$742.08
CRC378,797.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$928.86
€880.90
|
$463.60
CRC236,647.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.74
€108.82
|
$63.06
CRC32,187.02
|
|
pay 11.1% less for childcare
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$586.79
€556.49
|
$521.49
CRC266,197.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,986.51
€13,264.27
|
$12,425.72
CRC6,342,763.39
|
|
pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.56
|
$2.92
CRC1,488.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
€2.54
|
$3.69
CRC1,884.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.59
|
$5.05
CRC2,579.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.37
€28.80
|
$59.70
CRC30,474.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.15
|
$9.72
CRC4,960.21
|
|
pay 27.7% more for clothing
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.74
€81.31
|
$73.59
CRC37,562.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
€35.57
|
$50.81
CRC25,937.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.02
€71.14
|
$125.98
CRC64,308.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.45
€91.47
|
$117.31
CRC59,883.32
|
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