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

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Cordoba San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$621
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1458
$3119
🏠 One person rent
$245
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$1078
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.6
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$517
$877
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
60
😀 Quality of life
62
67
🏙️ Population
1.33M
342K

The cost of living in Cordoba is 47% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 7461st and 4518th ($621 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 3rd in Argentina and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Argentina vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Cordoba compared to 0.8 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cordoba ranked 2nd best city to live in Argentina vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 5099th and 4043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cordoba San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.03
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$9.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$366
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$272
$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
37.17%
8.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1373
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1045
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.41
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.07
$4.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.96
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2498
$9894

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Villa Carlos Paz
$552
37 km or 23 mi Alta Gracia
$546
85 km or 53 mi Rio Tercero
$506
96 km or 60 mi Cruz del Eje
$502
142 km or 88 mi Villa Maria
$483
190 km or 118 mi Rio Cuarto
$440
197 km or 123 mi Lujan
$439
200 km or 125 mi San Francisco
$471
257 km or 160 mi Rafaela
$471
278 km or 172 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
290 km or 180 mi San Luis
$356
308 km or 192 mi Esperanza
$475
331 km or 206 mi Santa Fe
$505
332 km or 206 mi Venado Tuerto
$493
340 km or 211 mi La Rioja
$368
349 km or 217 mi Parana
$418
357 km or 222 mi San Lorenzo
$454
362 km or 225 mi San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
$368
375 km or 233 mi Rosario
$462
379 km or 235 mi Villa Gobernador Galvez
$443
404 km or 251 mi Santiago del Estero
$298
410 km or 255 mi La Banda
$325
413 km or 257 mi San Juan
$680
414 km or 257 mi Villa Constitucion
$461
429 km or 267 mi San Nicolas de los Arroyos
$472
436 km or 271 mi Pergamino
$534
444 km or 276 mi San Martin
$450
464 km or 288 mi Junin Partido
$526
464 km or 289 mi Las Heras
$451
467 km or 290 mi Mendoza
$433
468 km or 291 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
474 km or 295 mi General Pico
$411
491 km or 305 mi Villaguay
$460
492 km or 306 mi San Pedro
$530
496 km or 308 mi Gualeguay
$519
504 km or 313 mi Reconquista
$428
521 km or 324 mi San Miguel de Tucuman
$485
526 km or 327 mi San Rafael
$429
537 km or 334 mi Goya
$431
548 km or 341 mi Chivilcoy
$553

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1040
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1163
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1009
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$1024
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1147
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1114
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1220
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1473
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$805
246 km or 153 mi David
$789
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$647
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$680
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$699
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$787
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$548
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$961
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$458
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$614
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$593
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$940
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$627
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$980
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1157
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$917
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1189
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1316
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1171
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1182
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1107
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1031
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$702
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$738
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1147
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1117
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1112
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1093
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$676
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$892