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

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Hamilton San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2244
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4752
$3119
🏠 One person rent
$1423
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$1078
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3156
$877
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
60
😀 Quality of life
89
67
🏙️ Population
569K
342K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 92% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 1178th and 4518th ($2244 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 3rd in Canada and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Canada vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 0.8 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Hamilton ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 143rd and 4043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamilton San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$9.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.96
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1240
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2062
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1776
$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.88%
8.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16988
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.37
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.7
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$4.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.4
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.9
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.3
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1101
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21895
$9894

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2293
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2192
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1949
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2600
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2114
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2218
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2128
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$2032
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2084
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$2217
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1734
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2576
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2390
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$2073
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$1821
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2358
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1816
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2194
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2578
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$1915
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2156
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$2085
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2097
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2074
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2031
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1598
116 km or 72 mi London
$2067
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1529
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1408
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2048
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$2004
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1738

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1040
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1163
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1009
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$1024
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1147
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1114
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1220
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1473
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$805
246 km or 153 mi David
$789
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$647
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$680
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$699
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$787
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$548
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$961
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$458
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$614
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$593
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$940
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$627
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$980
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1157
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$917
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1189
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1316
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1171
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1182
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1107
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1031
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$702
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$738
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1147
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1117
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1112
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1093
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$676
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$892