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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$990
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	60
😀 Quality of life	87	66
🏙️ Population	950K	342K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 79% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 1022nd and 4143rd ($2364 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Jacksonville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 293rd and 4085th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Jacksonville	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$2883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$1718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$5.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$601
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$12527

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2336
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903