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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Casablanca	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1989	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$400	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$474	$990
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	33	60
😀 Quality of life	61	66
🏙️ Population	3.22M	342K

The cost of living in Casablanca is 36% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 6258th and 4143rd ($850 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Morocco and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Morocco vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Casablanca compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Casablanca ranked 2nd best city to live in Morocco vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 5009th and 4085th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Casablanca vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Casablanca	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.42	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.3	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$969	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2004	$2883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1017	$1718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.44	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$5.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.28	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.67	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.69	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.5	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$178	$601
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4842	$12527

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Cities near Casablanca

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Mohammedia	$652
75 km or 47 mi	Temara	$619
87 km or 54 mi	Rabat	$705
90 km or 56 mi	Sale	$536
91 km or 57 mi	El Jadida	$502
104 km or 65 mi	Khouribga	$435
120 km or 75 mi	Kenitra	$558
183 km or 114 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
194 km or 121 mi	Meknes	$486
210 km or 130 mi	Safi	$489
222 km or 138 mi	Marrakesh	$687
247 km or 153 mi	Fez	$533
294 km or 183 mi	Tangier	$679
301 km or 187 mi	Tetouan	$517
307 km or 191 mi	Essaouira	$640
326 km or 202 mi	Tarifa	$1196
331 km or 206 mi	Ceuta	$1141
341 km or 212 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
344 km or 214 mi	Algeciras	$889
347 km or 215 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
348 km or 216 mi	Cadiz	$1359
350 km or 218 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
352 km or 219 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
355 km or 221 mi	Rota	$1358
371 km or 230 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
381 km or 237 mi	Faro	$1263
382 km or 237 mi	Olhao	$1291
387 km or 240 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
388 km or 241 mi	Estepona	$1395
392 km or 244 mi	Albufeira	$1950
393 km or 244 mi	Tavira	$1373
393 km or 244 mi	Taghazout	$535
396 km or 246 mi	Loule	$1415
399 km or 248 mi	Agadir	$540
400 km or 249 mi	Lagoa	$1330
401 km or 249 mi	Lagos	$1598
402 km or 250 mi	Portimao	$1248
404 km or 251 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
405 km or 252 mi	Silves	$1368
408 km or 254 mi	Marbella	$2040

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903