Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 25.7% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 3.6% more for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN40.46
|
$10.83
CRC5,442.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
$1.99
CRC1,001.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.31
|
$1.46
CRC734.16
|
|
pay 98.3% more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
$2.60
CRC1,304.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.82
|
$4.26
CRC2,143.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.52
|
$7.23
CRC3,634.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.36
|
$3.26
CRC1,639.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.38
|
$4.41
CRC2,214.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.85
|
$1.95
CRC980.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.05
|
$0.63
CRC316.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.36
|
$1.59
CRC799.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.67
|
$1.35
CRC677.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.69
|
$1.30
CRC653.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.91
|
$1.19
CRC598.48
|
|
pay 37.4% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.34
|
$5.49
CRC2,757.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN111.26
|
$38.02
CRC19,107.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN125,614.42
|
$36,925.49
CRC18,555,653.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN32.37
|
$15.94
CRC8,010.67
|
|
pay 16.2% more for housing
|
Warsaw
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN70.28
|
$53.59
CRC26,932.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,374.18
|
$742.08
CRC372,906.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,402.42
|
$463.60
CRC232,967.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN917.44
|
$63.06
CRC31,686.46
|
|
pay 0.8% more for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,075.63
|
$521.49
CRC262,057.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN51,417.99
|
$12,425.72
CRC6,244,123.06
|
|
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN15.17
|
$2.92
CRC1,464.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.96
|
$3.69
CRC1,854.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.47
|
$5.05
CRC2,539.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN172.68
|
$59.70
CRC30,000.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
|
pay 15.5% more for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN365.61
|
$73.59
CRC36,978.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN169.85
|
$50.81
CRC25,534.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN361.00
|
$125.98
CRC63,308.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN417.62
|
$117.31
CRC58,952.04
|
|
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