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

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Cologne San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$3624
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$697
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$1213
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$527
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$935
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
60
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
1.09M
335K

The cost of living in Cologne is 37% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 2067th and 4213th ($1990 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Germany and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Germany vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.6 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 15th and 3173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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Cologne San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$51
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$531
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1757
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$9.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$7.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$96.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$704
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$14663

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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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