Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

compared to

San Jose, Costa Rica

San Jose vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

San Jose is 83.1% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 76.1% more in San Jose
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in San Jose
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in San Jose
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in San Jose
Childcare: pay 11.8% more in San Jose
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.9% more in San Jose
Clothing: pay 22.0% more in San Jose

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in San Jose are more expensive than in Ankara. Notably, groceries, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in San Jose.

San Jose vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.1% more for restaurants

	Ankara	San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY331.53	$10.83 CRC5,411.93	+24.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY276.27	$9.72 CRC4,855.71	+33.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY48.29	$1.99 CRC996.28	+56.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY19.16	$1.46 CRC730.05	+189.7%
Average			+76.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Ankara	San Jose
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY31.71	$2.60 CRC1,297.53	+211.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY175.13	$4.26 CRC2,131.12	-7.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY148.27	$7.23 CRC3,614.14	+85.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY63.88	$3.26 CRC1,630.29	+94.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY102.58	$4.41 CRC2,202.02	+63.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY18.49	$1.95 CRC974.72	+300.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY33.49	$0.63 CRC314.94	-28.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY17.26	$1.59 CRC795.04	+250.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY20.58	$1.35 CRC673.65	+148.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.40	$1.30 CRC649.37	+425.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.73	$1.19 CRC595.13	+418.6%
Average			+178.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Ankara	San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY182.96	$5.49 CRC2,742.30	+14.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY331.53	$38.02 CRC19,000.61	+335.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,704,041.97	$36,925.49 CRC18,451,701.73	-17.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY205.31	$15.94 CRC7,965.79	+195.0%
Average			+131.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Ankara	San Jose
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY437.06	$53.59 CRC26,781.29	+366.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY22,515.30	$742.08 CRC370,817.73	+25.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY15,175.02	$463.60 CRC231,662.02	+16.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,016.70	$63.06 CRC31,508.95	+18.8%
Average			+106.5%

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pay 11.8% more for childcare

	Ankara	San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY19,078.93	$521.49 CRC260,589.82	+3.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY394,748.20	$12,425.72 CRC6,209,142.52	+19.6%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 54.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY132.61	$2.92 CRC1,456.71	-16.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY108.02	$3.69 CRC1,844.55	+29.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY77.36	$5.05 CRC2,524.97	+148.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,554.39	$59.70 CRC29,832.68	+45.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY221.02	$9.72 CRC4,855.71	+67.1%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 22.0% more for clothing

	Ankara	San Jose
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,153.01	$73.59 CRC36,771.08	+29.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,731.52	$50.81 CRC25,391.00	+11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,958.81	$125.98 CRC62,954.11	+20.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,544.17	$117.31 CRC58,621.78	+25.8%
Average			+22.0%

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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: March 2025

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