Cost of living comparison

Copenhagen, Denmark

compared to

San Jose, Costa Rica

San Jose vs. Copenhagen Cost of Living Summary

San Jose is 25.7% cheaper than Copenhagen.

Restaurants: pay 45.1% less in San Jose
Groceries: pay 9.8% less in San Jose
Transportation: pay 38.2% less in San Jose
Housing: pay 33.1% less in San Jose
Childcare: pay 5.8% less in San Jose
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.3% less in San Jose
Clothing: pay 15.3% less in San Jose

Expenses including restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in San Jose.

San Jose vs. Copenhagen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.1% less for restaurants

	Copenhagen	San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.56 DKK141.80	$10.83 CRC5,545.54	-49.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.37 DKK94.53	$9.72 CRC4,975.59	-32.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.78 DKK24.86	$1.99 CRC1,020.88	-47.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 DKK19.59	$1.46 CRC748.07	-50.9%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 9.8% less for groceries

	Copenhagen	San Jose
Bread 1 loaf	$3.78 DKK24.88	$2.60 CRC1,329.57	-31.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.47 DKK42.56	$4.26 CRC2,183.73	-34.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.42 DKK48.83	$7.23 CRC3,703.37	-2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.75 DKK31.26	$3.26 CRC1,670.54	-31.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.10 DKK33.54	$4.41 CRC2,256.39	-13.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 DKK9.27	$1.95 CRC998.78	+38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.42 DKK9.31	$0.63 CRC322.72	-55.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 DKK9.94	$1.59 CRC814.67	+5.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.12 DKK13.91	$1.35 CRC690.28	-36.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 DKK7.04	$1.30 CRC665.40	+21.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 DKK5.95	$1.19 CRC609.82	+31.7%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 38.2% less for transportation

	Copenhagen	San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.78 DKK51.18	$5.49 CRC2,810.00	-29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$100.30 DKK659.74	$38.02 CRC19,469.71	-62.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,303.99 DKK330,869.49	$36,925.49 CRC18,907,249.89	-26.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.43 DKK160.71	$15.94 CRC8,162.46	-34.8%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 33.1% less for housing

	Copenhagen	San Jose
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.84 DKK242.31	$53.59 CRC27,442.49	+45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,691.68 DKK11,126.83	$742.08 CRC379,972.73	-56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,264.98 DKK8,320.30	$463.60 CRC237,381.45	-63.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$151.98 DKK999.64	$63.06 CRC32,286.86	-58.5%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 5.8% less for childcare

	Copenhagen	San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$580.24 DKK3,816.49	$521.49 CRC267,023.44	-10.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,599.95 DKK82,874.93	$12,425.72 CRC6,362,438.05	-1.4%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Copenhagen	San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.62 DKK56.72	$2.92 CRC1,492.68	-66.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.19 DKK40.72	$3.69 CRC1,890.09	-40.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.05 DKK59.56	$5.05 CRC2,587.31	-44.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.41 DKK285.50	$59.70 CRC30,569.21	+37.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.68 DKK122.89	$9.72 CRC4,975.59	-48.0%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 15.3% less for clothing

	Copenhagen	San Jose
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$115.64 DKK760.62	$73.59 CRC37,678.91	-36.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.78 DKK320.88	$50.81 CRC26,017.87	+4.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.38 DKK798.33	$125.98 CRC64,508.36	+3.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$174.89 DKK1,150.30	$117.31 CRC60,069.07	-32.9%
Average			-15.3%

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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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