Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 71.1% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 20.9% more for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
$10.83
CRC5,442.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
ARS8,675.82
|
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
ARS1,501.48
|
$1.99
CRC1,001.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
ARS1,108.26
|
$1.46
CRC734.16
|
|
pay 69.6% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
ARS2,202.24
|
$2.60
CRC1,304.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
ARS5,306.66
|
$4.26
CRC2,143.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
ARS5,150.88
|
$7.23
CRC3,634.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ARS2,357.25
|
$3.26
CRC1,639.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
ARS2,864.11
|
$4.41
CRC2,214.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS944.57
|
$1.95
CRC980.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
ARS893.83
|
$0.63
CRC316.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS619.10
|
$1.59
CRC799.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
ARS1,021.49
|
$1.35
CRC677.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS436.37
|
$1.30
CRC653.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS516.42
|
$1.19
CRC598.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
ARS3,581.50
|
$5.49
CRC2,757.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
$38.02
CRC19,107.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,250.00
ARS23,758,884.14
|
$36,925.49
CRC18,555,653.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
ARS7,510.87
|
$15.94
CRC8,010.67
|
|
pay 56.9% more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.79
ARS24,315.17
|
$53.59
CRC26,932.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.68
ARS524,920.48
|
$742.08
CRC372,906.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.39
ARS365,214.77
|
$463.60
CRC232,967.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.23
ARS50,311.14
|
$63.06
CRC31,686.46
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.50
ARS221,238.64
|
$521.49
CRC262,057.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,476.88
ARS4,574,864.66
|
$12,425.72
CRC6,244,123.06
|
|
pay 82.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,839.16
|
$2.92
CRC1,464.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
ARS3,049.45
|
$3.69
CRC1,854.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
ARS2,452.53
|
$5.05
CRC2,539.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.22
ARS27,814.65
|
$59.70
CRC30,000.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS5,109.44
|
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
ARS91,535.57
|
$73.59
CRC36,978.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.73
ARS76,364.76
|
$50.81
CRC25,534.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.08
ARS116,573.78
|
$125.98
CRC63,308.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.22
ARS121,827.38
|
$117.31
CRC58,952.04
|
|
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