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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Casablanca	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$936	$1398
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2205	$3421
🏠 One person rent	$444	$662
🏘️ Family rent	$744	$1102
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$509
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$444	$981
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	33	60
😀 Quality of life	64	74
🏙️ Population	3.22M	342K

The cost of living in Casablanca is 33% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 6026th and 4260th ($936 vs $1398) 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 0.5 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 5347th and 2458th 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	$5.1	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.8	$9.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$804
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$993	$1349
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$868
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$84.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$52.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.1%	10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2189	$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$1711
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.96	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$8.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.61	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$8.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$8.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$94.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$126
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5162	$12743

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Cities near Casablanca

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Mohammedia	$721
75 km or 47 mi	Temara	$680
87 km or 54 mi	Rabat	$790
90 km or 56 mi	Sale	$619
91 km or 57 mi	El Jadida	$557
104 km or 65 mi	Khouribga	$501
120 km or 75 mi	Kenitra	$604
183 km or 114 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
194 km or 121 mi	Meknes	$578
210 km or 130 mi	Safi	$548
222 km or 138 mi	Marrakesh	$765
247 km or 153 mi	Fez	$610
294 km or 183 mi	Tangier	$863
301 km or 187 mi	Tetouan	$565
307 km or 191 mi	Essaouira	$693
326 km or 202 mi	Tarifa	$1287
331 km or 206 mi	Ceuta	$1312
341 km or 212 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
344 km or 214 mi	Algeciras	$987
347 km or 215 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
348 km or 216 mi	Cadiz	$1501
350 km or 218 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
352 km or 219 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
355 km or 221 mi	Rota	$1500
371 km or 230 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
381 km or 237 mi	Faro	$1380
382 km or 237 mi	Olhao	$1401
387 km or 240 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
388 km or 241 mi	Estepona	$1666
392 km or 244 mi	Albufeira	$1910
393 km or 244 mi	Tavira	$1504
393 km or 244 mi	Taghazout	$602
396 km or 246 mi	Loule	$1512
399 km or 248 mi	Agadir	$623
400 km or 249 mi	Lagoa	$1428
401 km or 249 mi	Lagos	$1724
402 km or 250 mi	Portimao	$1347
404 km or 251 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
405 km or 252 mi	Silves	$1468
408 km or 254 mi	Marbella	$1924

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1335
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1303
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1241
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$821
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1288
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$953
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1714
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$864
246 km or 153 mi	David	$925
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$698
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$790
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$673
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$467
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$735
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$682
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1150
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$770
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1150
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1188
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$981
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1400
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1560
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1377
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1371
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1097
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1090
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$729
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1362
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1273
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1238
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$627
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$780