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

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Edmonton San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1732
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3831
$3119
🏠 One person rent
$950
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$1492
$1078
🍽️ Food expenses
$521
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3155
$877
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
60
😀 Quality of life
92
67
🏙️ Population
1.01M
342K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 48% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 2554th and 4518th ($1732 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 96th and 3rd in Canada and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Canada vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Edmonton compared to 0.8 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Edmonton ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 77th and 4043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Edmonton San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.5
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.9
$9.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$718
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1166
$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.2
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
8.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3053
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.3
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$638
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7157
$9894

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1694
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1688
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2113
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1860
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1722
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1675
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1858
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1629
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1835
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1696
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1424
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1718
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2798
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2484
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2276
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1526
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2022
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$1795
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2445
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1760
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2023
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1990
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1526
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2595
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1568
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$2034
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2407
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2595
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2529
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2564
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2251
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2329
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$1908

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