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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1239
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$3174
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$1038
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$923
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	60
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	1.31M	342K

The cost of living in Calgary is 74% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 1473rd and 4497th ($2149 vs $1239) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 5th in Canada and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Canada vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 131st and 4226th 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	$16.9	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$842
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$44.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1929
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$3.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$12846

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

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