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

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Berlin San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$3119
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$1078
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$877
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
60
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
3.68M
342K

The cost of living in Berlin is 72% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 1759th and 4518th ($2013 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Germany and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Germany vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 0.8 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 19th and 4043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
8.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$4.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$9894

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$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323

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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