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

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Barcelona San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1239
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$3174
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1038
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$479
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$923
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
60
😀 Quality of life
88
65
🏙️ Population
1.66M
342K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 52% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 2198th and 4497th ($1887 vs $1239) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in Spain and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Spain vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 238th and 4226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$3.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$842
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$44.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1929
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$3.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$12846

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7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1246
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1233
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$961
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$1277
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1201
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1310
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$898
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1687
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$890
246 km or 153 mi David
$833
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$664
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$697
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$712
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$774
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$550
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1056
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$457
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$639
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$593
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1098
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$638
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1091
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1182
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$953
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1249
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1384
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1231
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1249
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1081
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1088
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$715
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$734
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1192
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1173
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1161
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1145
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$650
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$883