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

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Calgary San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2095
$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4718
$3920
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$1885
$1276
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3093
$1063
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
53
60
😀 Quality of life
90
73
🏙️ Population
1.31M
335K

The cost of living in Calgary is 33% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 1759th and 3714th ($2095 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Canada and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Canada vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 187th and 2425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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Calgary San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1234
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1946
$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.1
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3751
$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$820
$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15881
$16872

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106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1927
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1874
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1780
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1733
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1579
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1626
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1835
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2595
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1974
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2338
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2307
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1749
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2197
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1771
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1953
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2180
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2135
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2505
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1781
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1703
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1787
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1867
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1729
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2100
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1869
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1451
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2290
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1442
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1953
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2427
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2053
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2930
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2100
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2141
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2493
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2523
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2492
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1872

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1471
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1362
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1361
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$872
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1228
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1325
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1024
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1929
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$844
246 km or 153 mi David
$909
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$796
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$706
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$817
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$788
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$665
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1112
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$503
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$759
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$716
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1147
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$791
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1144
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1185
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$982
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1396
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1590
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1373
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1361
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$909
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1132
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1123
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$678
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$756
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1291
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1261
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1254
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1231
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1183
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$619
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$832