Long Beach vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2683
$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6239
$3920
🏠 One person rent
$1744
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$3093
$1276
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4372
$1063
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
60
😀 Quality of life
78
73
🏙️ Population
467K
335K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 71% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 604th and 3714th ($2683 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Long Beach ranked 279th best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 958th and 2425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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Long Beach San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.8
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.82
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.47
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1515
$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3208
$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2788
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7147
$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6897
$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.51
$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.94
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1650
$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19617
$16872

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2893
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3115
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3737
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2739
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3076
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2880
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2694
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2989
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3771
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2867
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3243
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2766
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3238
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2875
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3139
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2987
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2866
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2798
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2840
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2945
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3251
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2868
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3295
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2945
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2888
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3066
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2826
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2818
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2835
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3090
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2826
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3164

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

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