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

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Cleveland San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1963
$1239
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4528
$3174
🏠 One person rent
$1133
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$1853
$1038
🍽️ Food expenses
$590
$479
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3510
$923
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
83
60
😀 Quality of life
87
65
🏙️ Population
373K
342K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 59% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 1971st and 4497th ($1963 vs $1239) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1633rd and 5th 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 72nd best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 269th and 4226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cleveland San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.6
$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.33
$3.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.96
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$877
$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2217
$1229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$842
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.9
$44.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1202
$1929
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.7
$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.9
$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1033
$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18767
$12846

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1986
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1965
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1955
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1985
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1963
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1953
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1975
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1945
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1929
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2008
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1903
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1970
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1952
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1988
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1923
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1887
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1917
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1923
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1919
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1829
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1843
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1901
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1821
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1815
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1880
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1705
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1732
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1801
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1734
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1563
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1562
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1568
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1441
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1205
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1829
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1813

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1246
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1233
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$961
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$1277
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1201
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1310
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$898
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1687
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$890
246 km or 153 mi David
$833
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$664
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$697
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$712
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$774
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$550
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1056
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$457
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$639
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$593
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1098
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$638
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1091
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1182
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$953
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1249
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1384
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1231
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1249
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1081
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1088
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$715
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$734
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1192
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1173
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1161
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1145
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$650
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$883