Amsterdam vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$3119
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$877
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	60
😀 Quality of life	94	67
🏙️ Population	921K	342K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 118% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 612th and 4518th ($2545 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Netherlands and Costa Rica, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.8 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 37th and 4043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Amsterdam	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$9.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$3.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	8.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$9894

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1040
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1163
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1009
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1147
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1114
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$1220
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1473
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$805
246 km or 153 mi	David	$789
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$647
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$680
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$699
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$787
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$548
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$961
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$458
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$614
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$593
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$940
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$627
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$980
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1157
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$917
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1189
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1316
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1171
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1182
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1107
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1031
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$702
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$738
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1147
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1117
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1093
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$676
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$892