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

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Chicago San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$3920
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$1276
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$1063
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
60
😀 Quality of life
95
73
🏙️ Population
2.75M
335K

The cost of living in Chicago is 81% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 358th and 3714th ($2851 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 2nd in the United States and Costa Rica, respectively. Check the United States vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 18th and 2425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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Chicago San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$16872

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

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