Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 51.8% more expensive than Apia.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Apia, you would:
pay 25.5% less for restaurants
|
Apia
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$10.83
CRC5,528.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$9.72
CRC4,960.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$1.99
CRC1,017.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$1.46
CRC745.76
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Apia
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$2.60
CRC1,325.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.26
CRC2,176.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$7.23
CRC3,691.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.26
CRC1,665.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.41
CRC2,249.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.95
CRC995.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.63
CRC321.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.59
CRC812.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.35
CRC688.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.30
CRC663.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.19
CRC607.94
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Apia
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.49
CRC2,801.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.02
CRC19,409.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,925.49
CRC18,848,782.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.94
CRC8,137.22
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Apia
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$53.59
CRC27,357.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$742.08
CRC378,797.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$463.60
CRC236,647.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$63.06
CRC32,187.02
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Apia
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$521.49
CRC266,197.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,425.72
CRC6,342,763.39
|
pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Apia
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$2.92
CRC1,488.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$3.69
CRC1,884.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.05
CRC2,579.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$59.70
CRC30,474.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.72
CRC4,960.21
|
|
pay 53.5% more for clothing
|
Apia
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$73.59
CRC37,562.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$50.81
CRC25,937.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$125.98
CRC64,308.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$117.31
CRC59,883.32
|
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