Cost of living comparison

San Jose, Costa Rica

compared to

Yerevan, Armenia

Yerevan vs. San Jose Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 14.0% cheaper than San Jose.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% less in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 36.1% less in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 39.9% less in Yerevan
Housing: pay 14.6% more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 27.8% less in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% less in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 22.4% more in Yerevan

The cost of clothing and housing in Yerevan are more expensive than in San Jose. Expenses including transportation, groceries, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Yerevan.

Yerevan vs. San Jose Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.5% less for restaurants

	San Jose	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.83 CRC5,482.88	$11.57 AMD4,566.09	+6.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.72 CRC4,919.37	$9.00 AMD3,551.40	-7.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 CRC1,009.34	$0.99 AMD391.78	-50.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.46 CRC739.62	$0.60 AMD235.54	-59.1%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 36.1% less for groceries

	San Jose	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.60 CRC1,314.54	$0.86 AMD340.65	-66.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 CRC2,159.06	$4.04 AMD1,591.87	-5.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 CRC3,661.52	$6.24 AMD2,461.67	-13.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.26 CRC1,651.66	$2.46 AMD971.44	-24.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 CRC2,230.89	$3.37 AMD1,331.29	-23.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 CRC987.49	$0.56 AMD220.25	-71.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 CRC319.07	$0.83 AMD325.50	+30.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 CRC805.46	$0.79 AMD311.80	-50.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 CRC682.48	$1.01 AMD397.89	-25.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 CRC657.88	$0.34 AMD132.41	-74.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 CRC602.93	$0.32 AMD126.71	-73.0%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 39.9% less for transportation

	San Jose	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 CRC2,778.25	$5.29 AMD2,087.44	-3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.02 CRC19,249.70	$12.86 AMD5,073.43	-66.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,925.49 CRC18,693,593.15	$30,864.95 AMD12,176,233.90	-16.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.94 CRC8,070.22	$4.27 AMD1,684.38	-73.2%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 14.6% more for housing

	San Jose	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.59 CRC27,132.38	$22.21 AMD8,763.44	-58.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.08 CRC375,678.94	$931.30 AMD367,397.64	+25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.60 CRC234,698.98	$625.77 AMD246,865.44	+35.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.06 CRC31,922.01	$98.60 AMD38,898.51	+56.4%
Average			+14.6%

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pay 27.8% less for childcare

	San Jose	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$521.49 CRC264,006.01	$374.24 AMD147,636.84	-28.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,425.72 CRC6,290,540.88	$9,037.50 AMD3,565,298.35	-27.3%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports

	San Jose	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.92 CRC1,475.81	$2.06 AMD811.75	-29.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 CRC1,868.73	$3.76 AMD1,484.21	+1.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.05 CRC2,558.07	$2.57 AMD1,014.69	-49.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.70 CRC30,223.77	$106.02 AMD41,823.13	+77.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.72 CRC4,919.37	$7.72 AMD3,044.06	-20.6%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 22.4% more for clothing

	San Jose	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.59 CRC37,253.13	$111.12 AMD43,835.90	+51.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.81 CRC25,723.86	$63.96 AMD25,230.53	+25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.98 CRC63,779.40	$139.93 AMD55,200.85	+11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.31 CRC59,390.28	$119.43 AMD47,116.73	+1.8%
Average			+22.4%

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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: March 2025

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