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

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Brisbane San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$3119
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$1078
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$877
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
60
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
2.36M
342K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 102% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 930th and 4518th ($2356 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Australia and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Australia vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.8 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 18th and 4043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
8.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$4.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$9894

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$1785
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$2152
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$1816
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$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
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299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

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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