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

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Dallas San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2472
$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5379
$3920
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$2013
$1276
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$211
$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4803
$1063
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
60
😀 Quality of life
94
73
🏙️ Population
1.3M
335K

The cost of living in Dallas is 57% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 938th and 3714th ($2472 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th 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 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Dallas ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 36th and 2425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.5
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.22
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.89
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1506
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.9
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5051
$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3181
$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.97
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.93
$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.51
$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1507
$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24503
$16872

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2202
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2086
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2170
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2156
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2096
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2205
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2193
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2182
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2117
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2104
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2172
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2168
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2183
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2120
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2111
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2144
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2203
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1913
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2155
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2042
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2122
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2369
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2129
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2062
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2128
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2220
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2073
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2110
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2316
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2206
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2361
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2125
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2268
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2142
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2397
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2174
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2137
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2128
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2147
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2209

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