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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Delhi	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$510	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$221	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.4	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$990
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	60
😀 Quality of life	61	66
🏙️ Population	26.5M	342K

The cost of living in Delhi is 62% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 8558th and 4143rd ($510 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in India and Costa Rica, respectively. Check India vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Delhi compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Delhi ranked 9th best city to live in India vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 5071st and 4085th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Delhi	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.89	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.53	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.79%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$2883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1179	$1718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.66	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$5.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.29	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.59	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.18	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.6	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$91.5	$601
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1949	$12527

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Cities near Delhi

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Noida	$425
20 km or 12 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
29 km or 18 mi	Gurgaon	$536
29 km or 18 mi	Faridabad	$368
42 km or 26 mi	Sonipat	$274
59 km or 37 mi	Meerut	$342
68 km or 43 mi	Rohtak	$265
106 km or 66 mi	Bhiwani	$321
122 km or 76 mi	Aligarh	$283
130 km or 81 mi	Sambhal	$307
136 km or 84 mi	Alwar	$289
139 km or 87 mi	Mathura	$292
148 km or 92 mi	Saharanpur	$283
149 km or 92 mi	Moradabad	$309
154 km or 96 mi	Hisar	$251
183 km or 114 mi	Agra	$353
191 km or 119 mi	Rishikesh	$349
200 km or 124 mi	Dehradun	$372
217 km or 135 mi	Bareilly	$288
219 km or 136 mi	Patiala	$365
234 km or 145 mi	Chandigarh	$369
235 km or 146 mi	Sikar	$350
236 km or 146 mi	Jaipur	$376
271 km or 168 mi	Shimla	$272
282 km or 175 mi	Ludhiana	$441
289 km or 180 mi	Gwalior	$328
305 km or 190 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
330 km or 205 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
335 km or 208 mi	Jalandhar	$358
353 km or 219 mi	Ajmer	$279
382 km or 237 mi	Jhansi	$368
388 km or 241 mi	Bikaner	$297
392 km or 244 mi	Kanpur	$315
399 km or 248 mi	Amritsar	$383
411 km or 256 mi	Kota	$339
419 km or 260 mi	Lucknow	$366
423 km or 263 mi	Lahore	$411
428 km or 266 mi	Pathankot	$355
434 km or 270 mi	Okara	$300
449 km or 279 mi	Bhilwara	$340

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903