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

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Cleveland San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4584
$3920
🏠 One person rent
$1131
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$1276
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3404
$1063
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
82
60
😀 Quality of life
87
73
🏙️ Population
373K
335K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 23% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 2199th and 3714th ($1941 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1674th 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 Cleveland compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cleveland ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 320th and 2425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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Cleveland San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1252
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2221
$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1512
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.1
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.12%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1613
$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1384
$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.8
$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.3
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1137
$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18712
$16872

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1938
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1944
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1943
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1947
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1862
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1928
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1936
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$1938
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1935
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1919
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1923
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1930
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1889
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1922
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1924
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1909
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1890
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1899
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1908
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1910
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1882
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1864
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1821
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1834
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1823
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1684
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1874
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1688
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1988
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1908
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1835
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1639
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1810
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1599
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1531
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1513
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1936
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2092

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