Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

San Jose, Costa Rica

San Jose vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

San Jose is 25.7% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 3.6% more in San Jose
Groceries: pay 98.3% more in San Jose
Transportation: pay 37.4% more in San Jose
Housing: pay 16.2% more in San Jose
Childcare: pay 0.8% more in San Jose
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.8% more in San Jose
Clothing: pay 15.5% more in San Jose

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in San Jose are more expensive than in Warsaw. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in San Jose.

San Jose vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN38.39	$10.83 CRC5,401.48	+9.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN33.59	$9.72 CRC4,846.33	+12.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.96	$1.99 CRC994.36	+11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.94	$1.46 CRC728.64	-18.4%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 98.3% more for groceries

	Warsaw	San Jose
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.22	$2.60 CRC1,295.03	+138.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN16.91	$4.26 CRC2,127.00	-2.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN14.72	$7.23 CRC3,607.16	+90.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.73	$3.26 CRC1,627.14	+7.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.85	$4.41 CRC2,197.77	+73.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.76	$1.95 CRC972.83	+330.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.90	$0.63 CRC314.33	-15.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.19	$1.59 CRC793.51	+93.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.38	$1.35 CRC672.35	-2.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.61	$1.30 CRC648.11	+213.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.82	$1.19 CRC593.98	+154.3%
Average			+98.3%

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pay 37.4% more for transportation

	Warsaw	San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN24.05	$5.49 CRC2,737.00	-11.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN105.57	$38.02 CRC18,963.91	+39.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN119,198.75	$36,925.49 CRC18,416,068.23	+20.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN30.71	$15.94 CRC7,950.41	+101.3%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 16.2% more for housing

	Warsaw	San Jose
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN66.69	$53.59 CRC26,729.57	+211.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,150.77	$742.08 CRC370,101.61	-30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,228.65	$463.60 CRC231,214.64	-44.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN870.58	$63.06 CRC31,448.10	-71.9%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 0.8% more for childcare

	Warsaw	San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,969.62	$521.49 CRC260,086.58	+2.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN48,791.85	$12,425.72 CRC6,197,151.57	-1.2%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN14.40	$2.92 CRC1,453.90	-21.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN14.20	$3.69 CRC1,840.99	+0.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN18.48	$5.05 CRC2,520.09	+6.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN163.86	$59.70 CRC29,775.07	+41.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN33.59	$9.72 CRC4,846.33	+12.2%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 15.5% more for clothing

	Warsaw	San Jose
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN346.93	$73.59 CRC36,700.07	-17.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN161.18	$50.81 CRC25,341.96	+22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN342.56	$125.98 CRC62,832.54	+42.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN396.29	$117.31 CRC58,508.57	+14.8%
Average			+15.5%

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