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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fresno	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2277	$1239
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5358	$3174
🏠 One person rent	$1457	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$2561	$1038
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3885	$923
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	42	60
😀 Quality of life	79	65
🏙️ Population	542K	342K

The cost of living in Fresno is 84% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 1183rd and 4497th ($2277 vs $1239) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1044th and 5th 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 1.7 months in Fresno compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Fresno ranked 152nd best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 575th and 4226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Fresno	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.07	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$1229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2130	$842
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$79.9	$44.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$1929
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2718	$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.6	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.83	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.58	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$3.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$979	$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30020	$12846

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Cities near Fresno

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Clovis	$2281
23 km or 14 mi	Sanger	$2409
28 km or 18 mi	Selma	$2427
31 km or 19 mi	Madera	$2614
37 km or 23 mi	Reedley	$2424
44 km or 28 mi	Dinuba	$2386
52 km or 32 mi	Hanford	$2412
53 km or 33 mi	Lemoore	$2498
66 km or 41 mi	Visalia	$2079
76 km or 47 mi	Tulare	$2231
79 km or 49 mi	Corcoran	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Merced	$2151
96 km or 60 mi	Atwater	$2374
99 km or 61 mi	Los Banos	$2758
105 km or 65 mi	Porterville	$2500
123 km or 76 mi	Delano	$2557
124 km or 77 mi	Turlock	$2570
138 km or 86 mi	Ceres	$2401
138 km or 86 mi	Wasco	$2557
142 km or 88 mi	Patterson	$2735
143 km or 89 mi	Soledad	$2852
143 km or 89 mi	Hollister	$2963
144 km or 89 mi	Sonora	$2706
145 km or 90 mi	Modesto	$2312
145 km or 90 mi	Oakdale	$2532
147 km or 91 mi	Riverbank	$2428
150 km or 93 mi	Paso Robles	$2187
161 km or 100 mi	Gilroy	$3118
165 km or 102 mi	Atascadero	$2016
166 km or 103 mi	Salinas	$2897
168 km or 104 mi	Bakersfield	$2271
170 km or 106 mi	Manteca	$2561
170 km or 106 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
175 km or 109 mi	Lathrop	$2557
176 km or 109 mi	Watsonville	$3527
179 km or 112 mi	Marina	$2970
180 km or 112 mi	Tracy	$2250
184 km or 114 mi	Seaside	$2839
185 km or 115 mi	San Luis Obispo	$2868
188 km or 117 mi	Stockton	$2194

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1246
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1233
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$961
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1201
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$898
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1687
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$890
246 km or 153 mi	David	$833
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$664
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$697
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$712
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$774
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$550
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1056
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$457
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$639
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$593
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1098
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1091
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1182
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$953
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1249
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1384
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1231
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1249
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1081
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1088
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$715
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$734
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1192
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1173
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1145
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$650
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$883