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

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Cleveland San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1971
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4638
$3624
🏠 One person rent
$1161
$697
🏘️ Family rent
$1997
$1213
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$527
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3363
$935
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
82
60
😀 Quality of life
87
72
🏙️ Population
373K
335K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 36% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 2121st and 4213th ($1971 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1629th 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 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 0.6 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cleveland ranked 111th best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 357th and 3173rd 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
$15.9
$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.3
$51
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.68
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.93
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$863
$531
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$1484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1531
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.2
$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.3%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1477
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1191
$1757
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.8
$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.22
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$9.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.6
$96.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1124
$704
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18789
$14663

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1957
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1956
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1944
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1953
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1921
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1927
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1927
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$1936
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1937
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1911
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1930
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1927
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1874
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1921
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1928
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1911
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1893
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1921
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1936
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1897
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1892
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1843
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1844
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1852
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1825
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1810
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1807
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1896
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1712
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1662
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1958
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1879
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1827
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1633
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1752
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1530
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1500
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1451
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1935
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2149

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1378
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1323
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1290
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$825
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1332
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1273
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$957
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1832
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$840
246 km or 153 mi David
$922
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$782
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$699
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$812
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$796
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$679
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1122
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$470
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$754
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$687
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1153
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$787
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1154
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1179
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$977
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1425
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1583
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1403
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1395
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1120
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1109
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$705
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$737
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1274
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1246
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1237
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1221
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1178
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$626
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$804