Fort Worth vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fort Worth San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2259
$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5420
$3920
🏠 One person rent
$1358
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$2278
$1276
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4438
$1063
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
60
😀 Quality of life
91
73
🏙️ Population
919K
335K

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 44% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 1371st and 3714th ($2259 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1148th and 2nd 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 2 months in Fort Worth compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Fort Worth ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 137th and 2425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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Fort Worth San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$6.36
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2396
$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1898
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.9
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2968
$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.91
$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.6
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.88
$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.32
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.8
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1803
$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25420
$16872

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Haltom
$2147
12 km or 7.5 mi Saginaw
$2151
14 km or 8.8 mi Benbrook
$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi Watauga
$2137
15 km or 9.5 mi North Richland Hills
$2142
17 km or 10 mi Hurst
$2128
21 km or 13 mi Arlington
$1913
21 km or 13 mi Bedford
$2122
21 km or 13 mi Keller
$2128
22 km or 14 mi Colleyville
$2129
25 km or 15 mi Burleson
$2164
25 km or 15 mi Euless
$2111
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2110
28 km or 17 mi Mansfield
$2316
30 km or 19 mi Grand Prairie
$2117
30 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2042
36 km or 23 mi Irving
$2086
37 km or 23 mi Coppell
$2120
39 km or 24 mi Flower Mound
$2125
41 km or 25 mi Cedar Hill
$2183
41 km or 26 mi Duncanville
$2170
42 km or 26 mi Weatherford
$2017
44 km or 27 mi Lewisville
$2062
45 km or 28 mi Midlothian
$2206
45 km or 28 mi Cleburne
$2148
47 km or 29 mi Farmers Branch
$2156
48 km or 30 mi DeSoto
$2182
49 km or 30 mi Carrollton
$2168
49 km or 30 mi Dallas
$2472
49 km or 31 mi Corinth
$2205
52 km or 32 mi University Park
$2202
54 km or 34 mi Denton
$1968
55 km or 34 mi Lancaster
$2193
56 km or 35 mi The Colony
$2220
58 km or 36 mi Little Elm
$2209
60 km or 38 mi Waxahachie
$2174
62 km or 39 mi Richardson
$2172
63 km or 39 mi Plano
$2155
65 km or 40 mi Frisco
$2397
67 km or 42 mi Balch Springs
$2205

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1471
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1362
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1361
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$872
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1228
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1325
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1024
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1929
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$844
246 km or 153 mi David
$909
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$796
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$706
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$817
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$788
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$665
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1112
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$503
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$759
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$716
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1147
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$791
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1144
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1185
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$982
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1396
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1590
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1373
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1361
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$909
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1132
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1123
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$678
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$756
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1291
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1261
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1254
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1231
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1183
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$619
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$832