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

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Hamilton San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4535
$3920
🏠 One person rent
$1218
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$2095
$1276
🍽️ Food expenses
$554
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2934
$1063
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
60
😀 Quality of life
88
73
🏙️ Population
569K
335K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 27% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 2004th and 3714th ($2006 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 265th and 2425th 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
$18
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.17
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1114
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1880
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.2
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8824
$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3366
$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.3
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$620
$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16689
$16872

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9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2214
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2318
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1832
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2049
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2308
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2034
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2017
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2102
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1994
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2109
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1936
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1848
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2415
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2233
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1892
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2078
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2172
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1706
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2303
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2124
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2081
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2181
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1863
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2030
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2125
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2123
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1581
116 km or 72 mi London
$1930
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1802
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1449
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$1910
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1939
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1757

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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