Cost of living comparison

Belgrade, Serbia

compared to

San Jose, Costa Rica

San Jose vs. Belgrade Cost of Living Summary

San Jose is 32.4% more expensive than Belgrade.

Restaurants: pay 4.2% less in San Jose
Groceries: pay 96.5% more in San Jose
Transportation: pay 41.9% more in San Jose
Housing: pay 4.2% more in San Jose
Childcare: pay 50.6% more in San Jose
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.2% more in San Jose
Clothing: pay 4.4% more in San Jose

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

San Jose vs. Belgrade Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.2% less for restaurants

	Belgrade	San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.99 RSD1,194	$10.83 CRC5,411.93	-1.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 RSD995	$9.72 CRC4,855.71	+6.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 RSD253	$1.99 CRC996.28	-14.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 RSD170	$1.46 CRC730.05	-6.9%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 96.5% more for groceries

	Belgrade	San Jose
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 RSD95	$2.60 CRC1,297.53	+197.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 RSD548	$4.26 CRC2,131.12	-15.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.98 RSD541	$7.23 CRC3,614.14	+45.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.66 RSD289	$3.26 CRC1,630.29	+22.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 RSD340	$4.41 CRC2,202.02	+40.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 RSD57	$1.95 CRC974.72	+271.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RSD87	$0.63 CRC314.94	-21.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 RSD80	$1.59 CRC795.04	+116.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 RSD114	$1.35 CRC673.65	+27.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 RSD51	$1.30 CRC649.37	+174.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RSD43	$1.19 CRC595.13	+202.1%
Average			+96.5%

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pay 41.9% more for transportation

	Belgrade	San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.87 RSD746	$5.49 CRC2,742.30	-20.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.16 RSD2,190	$38.02 CRC19,000.61	+88.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,106.99 RSD3,053,435	$36,925.49 CRC18,451,701.73	+31.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 RSD1,033	$15.94 CRC7,965.79	+67.6%
Average			+41.9%

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pay 4.2% more for housing

	Belgrade	San Jose
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.63 RSD3,001	$53.59 CRC26,781.29	+94.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$840.53 RSD91,312	$742.08 CRC370,817.73	-11.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$518.55 RSD56,334	$463.60 CRC231,662.02	-10.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.51 RSD15,156	$63.06 CRC31,508.95	-54.8%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 50.6% more for childcare

	Belgrade	San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$370.44 RSD40,243	$521.49 CRC260,589.82	+40.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,747.69 RSD841,679	$12,425.72 CRC6,209,142.52	+60.4%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Belgrade	San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.02 RSD328	$2.92 CRC1,456.71	-3.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 RSD266	$3.69 CRC1,844.55	+50.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.12 RSD448	$5.05 CRC2,524.97	+22.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.53 RSD3,969	$59.70 CRC29,832.68	+63.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 RSD796	$9.72 CRC4,855.71	+32.6%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 4.4% more for clothing

	Belgrade	San Jose
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.71 RSD10,615	$73.59 CRC36,771.08	-24.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.65 RSD4,199	$50.81 CRC25,391.00	+31.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.09 RSD11,634	$125.98 CRC62,954.11	+17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.83 RSD13,669	$117.31 CRC58,621.78	-6.8%
Average			+4.4%

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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: April 2025

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