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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamilton	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2154	$1239
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4699	$3174
🏠 One person rent	$1364	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$1038
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2803	$923
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	60
😀 Quality of life	88	65
🏙️ Population	569K	342K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 74% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 1463rd and 4497th ($2154 vs $1239) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 5th in Canada and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Canada vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 241st and 4226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Hamilton	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2201	$1229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$842
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$44.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17069	$1929
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4991	$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.2	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$3.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22053	$12846

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2297
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2266
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1884
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2267
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2472
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2012
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2127
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2095
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1762
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2575
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2332
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1971
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1798
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2398
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1814
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2051
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2597
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2041
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2009
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$1986
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$1964
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2040
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1598
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1999
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1966
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2038
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1865

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