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
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
€14.39
|
$10.83
CRC5,442.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€2.08
|
$1.99
CRC1,001.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
€1.64
|
$1.46
CRC734.16
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
|
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
$2.60
CRC1,304.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.12
€8.74
|
$4.26
CRC2,143.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
€4.64
|
$7.23
CRC3,634.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.44
€3.30
|
$3.26
CRC1,639.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
€4.35
|
$4.41
CRC2,214.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.06
|
$1.95
CRC980.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$0.63
CRC316.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.59
CRC799.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.55
|
$1.35
CRC677.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.94
|
$1.30
CRC653.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$1.19
CRC598.48
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
|
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€6.08
|
$5.49
CRC2,757.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$38.02
CRC19,107.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,363.50
€19,523.97
|
$36,925.49
CRC18,555,653.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.87
€18.10
|
$15.94
CRC8,010.67
|
|
pay 31.3% less for housing
|
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.10
€48.99
|
$53.59
CRC26,932.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,143.21
€1,096.08
|
$742.08
CRC372,906.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$928.86
€890.57
|
$463.60
CRC232,967.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.74
€110.01
|
$63.06
CRC31,686.46
|
|
pay 11.1% less for childcare
|
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$586.79
€562.60
|
$521.49
CRC262,057.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,986.51
€13,409.89
|
$12,425.72
CRC6,244,123.06
|
|
pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.60
|
$2.92
CRC1,464.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
€2.56
|
$3.69
CRC1,854.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.65
|
$5.05
CRC2,539.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.37
€29.11
|
$59.70
CRC30,000.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.25
|
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
|
pay 27.7% more for clothing
|
Andorra La Vella
|
San Jose
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.74
€82.20
|
$73.59
CRC36,978.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
€35.96
|
$50.81
CRC25,534.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.02
€71.93
|
$125.98
CRC63,308.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.45
€92.48
|
$117.31
CRC58,952.04
|
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