Cost of living comparison

Yerevan, Armenia

compared to

San Jose, Costa Rica

San Jose vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

San Jose is 50.7% more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 61.8% more in San Jose
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in San Jose
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in San Jose
Housing: pay 14.8% more in San Jose
Childcare: pay 38.4% more in San Jose
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.7% more in San Jose
Clothing: pay 16.6% less in San Jose

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

San Jose vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.8% more for restaurants

	Yerevan	San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.57 AMD4,447.56	$10.83 CRC5,467.66	-6.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,459.22	$9.72 CRC4,905.71	+7.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 AMD381.61	$1.99 CRC1,006.54	+100.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AMD229.42	$1.46 CRC737.56	+144.7%
Average			+61.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Yerevan	San Jose
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 AMD331.80	$2.60 CRC1,310.89	+200.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 AMD1,550.55	$4.26 CRC2,153.06	+5.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 AMD2,397.77	$7.23 CRC3,651.36	+15.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 AMD946.23	$3.26 CRC1,647.07	+32.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 AMD1,296.73	$4.41 CRC2,224.69	+30.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD214.53	$1.95 CRC984.75	+249.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 AMD317.05	$0.63 CRC318.18	-23.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 AMD303.71	$1.59 CRC803.23	+101.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AMD387.56	$1.35 CRC680.59	+33.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD128.97	$1.30 CRC656.05	+287.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD123.42	$1.19 CRC601.26	+270.8%
Average			+109.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Yerevan	San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 AMD2,033.25	$5.49 CRC2,770.53	+3.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD4,941.74	$38.02 CRC19,196.25	+195.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD11,860,165.76	$36,925.49 CRC18,641,693.93	+19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 AMD1,640.66	$15.94 CRC8,047.82	+273.4%
Average			+123.1%

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pay 14.8% more for housing

	Yerevan	San Jose
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.21 AMD8,535.96	$53.59 CRC27,057.05	+141.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$931.30 AMD357,860.81	$742.08 CRC374,635.94	-20.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$625.77 AMD240,457.36	$463.60 CRC234,047.38	-25.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.60 AMD37,888.79	$63.06 CRC31,833.38	-36.1%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 38.4% more for childcare

	Yerevan	San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.24 AMD143,804.51	$521.49 CRC263,273.05	+39.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,037.50 AMD3,472,751.08	$12,425.72 CRC6,273,076.39	+37.5%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 AMD790.68	$2.92 CRC1,471.71	+41.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.76 AMD1,445.68	$3.69 CRC1,863.54	-1.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD988.35	$5.05 CRC2,550.97	+96.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.02 AMD40,737.50	$59.70 CRC30,139.86	-43.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 AMD2,965.04	$9.72 CRC4,905.71	+25.9%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 16.6% less for clothing

	Yerevan	San Jose
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.12 AMD42,698.02	$73.59 CRC37,149.70	-33.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.96 AMD24,575.61	$50.81 CRC25,652.44	-20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD53,767.95	$125.98 CRC63,602.33	-10.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 AMD45,893.68	$117.31 CRC59,225.39	-1.8%
Average			-16.6%

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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: July 2025

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