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

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Denver San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2771
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6354
$3119
🏠 One person rent
$1753
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$3084
$1078
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5105
$877
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
60
😀 Quality of life
90
67
🏙️ Population
716K
342K

The cost of living in Denver is 137% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 294th and 4518th ($2771 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 256th and 3rd 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 Denver compared to 0.8 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Denver ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 134th and 4043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Denver San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$9.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1825
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1500
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3360
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
8.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4848
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3873
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$119
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$4.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.66
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1322
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16286
$9894

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2476
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2334
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2438
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2467
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2456
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2324
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2321
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2494
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2463
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2501
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2387
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2282
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2501
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2395
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2443
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2374
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2478
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2355
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2659
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2502
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1912
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2183
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2334
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2269
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2287
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1801
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2411
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1852
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$2226
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1916
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1647
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2312
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$2013
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1707
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1780
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2013
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2112
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$1833
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1699
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1778

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