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

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Dubai San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$3119
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$1078
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$877
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
64
60
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
3.33M
342K

The cost of living in Dubai is 91% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 1218th and 4518th ($2229 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Costa Rica, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 0.8 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 189th and 4043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$9.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
8.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$4.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$9894

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$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

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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