Cost of living comparison

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San Jose is 5.8% more expensive than Lisbon.

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

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pay 1.4% less for restaurants

 
Lisbon
San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.66
€13.10
$10.83
CRC5,442.42
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.65
€9.25
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.86
€1.78
$1.99
CRC1,001.89

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pay 40.2% more for groceries

 
Lisbon
San Jose
Bread
1 loaf
$1.48
€1.42
$2.60
CRC1,304.84
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.58
€5.35
$4.26
CRC2,143.12
Milk (1 gallon) $3.87
€3.71
$7.23
CRC3,634.50

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pay 10.3% more for transportation

 
Lisbon
San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.21
€6.91
$5.49
CRC2,757.75
Monthly public transit pass $42.87
€41.10
$38.02
CRC19,107.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,152.89
€30,827.33
$36,925.49
CRC18,555,653.37

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pay 28.5% less for housing

 
Lisbon
San Jose
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.90
€38.25
$53.59
CRC26,932.17
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,514.21
€1,451.78
$742.08
CRC372,906.81
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,070.61
€1,026.48
$463.60
CRC232,967.14

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pay 14.0% less for childcare

 
Lisbon
San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $576.40
€552.64
$521.49
CRC262,057.91
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,251.75
€14,622.97
$12,425.72
CRC6,244,123.06

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pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lisbon
San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.22
€3.08
$2.92
CRC1,464.92
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.61
€2.50
$3.69
CRC1,854.94
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
€5.75
$5.05
CRC2,539.19

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pay 20.2% more for clothing

 
Lisbon
San Jose
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.58
€83.01
$73.59
CRC36,978.24
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.63
€36.08
$50.81
CRC25,534.04
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.49
€79.09
$125.98
CRC63,308.78

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