Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 8.3% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 27.8% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$10.74
CRC5,499.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$9.76
CRC4,999.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.59
|
$2.01
CRC1,031.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.26
|
$1.50
CRC768.17
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
€7.87
|
$4.50
CRC2,305.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.59
|
$7.34
CRC3,760.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
€4.28
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.36
€5.85
|
$4.56
CRC2,335.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.63
CRC323.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$1.30
CRC667.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
€2.00
|
$1.28
CRC656.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.83
|
$1.23
CRC629.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$1.08
CRC552.66
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
|
Vienna
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.69
€6.15
|
$5.59
CRC2,864.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.44
€47.31
|
$38.19
CRC19,561.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,126.94
€26,784.64
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,197,075.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.28
€16.81
|
$13.67
CRC7,000.69
|
|
pay 29.9% less for housing
|
Vienna
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.68
€31.89
|
$47.58
CRC24,370.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.25
€997.05
|
$701.17
CRC359,104.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$798.73
€734.50
|
$443.75
CRC227,268.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$239.11
€219.88
|
$54.88
CRC28,106.29
|
|
pay 24.1% more for childcare
|
Vienna
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.10
€242.86
|
$463.64
CRC237,457.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,747.24
€13,561.31
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,490,168.12
|
|
pay 15.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$3.47
CRC1,774.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
€3.70
|
$3.56
CRC1,825.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$4.59
CRC2,349.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.43
|
$58.91
CRC30,169.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$7.81
CRC3,999.28
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
|
Vienna
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.40
€93.25
|
$83.78
CRC42,906.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
€40.38
|
$52.26
CRC26,763.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.61
€87.92
|
$126.81
CRC64,944.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.29
€111.54
|
$119.58
CRC61,241.57
|
|
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