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

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$3624
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$697
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$1213
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$527
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$935
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	64	60
😀 Quality of life	90	72
🏙️ Population	1.01M	335K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 29% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 2524th and 4213th ($1878 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 2nd in Canada and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Canada vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.6 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 193rd and 3173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Edmonton	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$51
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$531
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$1757
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$9.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$7.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$96.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$704
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$14663

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1378
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1323
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1290
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$825
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1332
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1273
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$957
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1832
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$840
246 km or 153 mi	David	$922
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$782
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$699
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$812
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$796
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$679
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$470
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$754
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$687
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1153
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$787
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1154
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1179
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$977
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1425
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1583
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1403
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1395
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1120
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1109
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$705
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$737
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1274
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1246
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1221
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$804