Cost of living comparison

San Jose, Costa Rica

compared to

St. George's, Grenada

St. George's vs. San Jose Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 19.5% more expensive than San Jose.

Restaurants: pay 13.0% less in St. George's
Groceries: pay 0.4% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 3.8 times more in St. George's
Housing: pay 20.3% more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 85.3% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% less in St. George's
Clothing: pay 44.7% less in St. George's

The cost of transportation, housing, and groceries in St. George's are more expensive than in San Jose. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in St. George's. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in St. George's.

St. George's vs. San Jose Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of San Jose, you would:

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pay 13.0% less for restaurants

	San Jose	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.83 CRC5,411.93	$7.40 EC$20.00	-31.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.72 CRC4,855.71	$8.33 EC$22.50	-14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 CRC996.28	$1.85 EC$5.00	-7.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.46 CRC730.05	$1.48 EC$4.00	+1.3%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 0.4% more for groceries

	San Jose	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$2.60 CRC1,297.53	$1.69 EC$4.57	-34.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 CRC2,131.12	$4.32 EC$11.68	+1.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 CRC3,614.14	$14.71 EC$39.75	+103.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.26 CRC1,630.29	$3.95 EC$10.67	+21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 CRC2,202.02	$2.60 EC$7.04	-40.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 CRC974.72	$2.48 EC$6.70	+27.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 CRC314.94	$0.84 EC$2.27	+33.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 CRC795.04	$0.79 EC$2.13	-50.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 CRC673.65	$1.34 EC$3.63	-0.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 CRC649.37	$0.94 EC$2.54	-27.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 CRC595.13	$0.86 EC$2.33	-27.6%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 3.8 times more for transportation

	San Jose	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 CRC2,742.30	$5.18 EC$14.01	-5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.02 CRC19,000.61	$37.00 EC$100.00	-2.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,925.49 CRC18,451,701.73	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	-32.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.94 CRC7,965.79	$199.81 EC$540.00	+1153.4%
Average			+278.2%

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pay 20.3% more for housing

	San Jose	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.59 CRC26,781.29	$46.87 EC$126.67	-12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.08 CRC370,817.73	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	-21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.60 CRC231,662.02	$289.85 EC$783.33	-37.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.06 CRC31,508.95	$159.51 EC$431.09	+153.0%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 85.3% less for childcare

	San Jose	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$521.49 CRC260,589.82	$55.50 EC$150.00	-89.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,425.72 CRC6,209,142.52	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-81.2%
Average			-85.3%

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pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports

	San Jose	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.92 CRC1,456.71	$2.04 EC$5.50	-30.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 CRC1,844.55	$4.44 EC$12.00	+20.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.05 CRC2,524.97	$1.85 EC$5.00	-63.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.70 CRC29,832.68	$37.00 EC$100.00	-38.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.72 CRC4,855.71	$11.10 EC$30.00	+14.2%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 44.7% less for clothing

	San Jose	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.59 CRC36,771.08	$25.90 EC$70.00	-64.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.81 CRC25,391.00	$44.40 EC$120.00	-12.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.98 CRC62,954.11	$42.55 EC$115.00	-66.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.31 CRC58,621.78	$75.85 EC$205.00	-35.3%
Average			-44.7%

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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: March 2025

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