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

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Louisville	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1837	$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4317	$3624
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$697
🏘️ Family rent	$1745	$1213
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$527
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3958	$935
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	60	60
😀 Quality of life	88	72
🏙️ Population	246K	335K

The cost of living in Louisville is 26% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 2713th and 4213th ($1837 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1895th 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 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 0.6 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Louisville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 333rd and 3173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Louisville	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$51
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.42	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.9	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.8	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$806	$531
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1806	$1484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.8	$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2940	$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2583	$1757
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.56	$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.46	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$9.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.4	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$7.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$96.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1219	$704
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16074	$14663

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1908
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1901
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1895
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1603
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2116
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1806
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1836
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1716
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2086
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1924
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2122
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1586
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2035
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1679
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1847
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2343
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1928
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2073
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1994
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1911
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1355
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2053
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1855
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2374
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1904
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2074
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1554
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1864
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2011

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1378
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1323
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1290
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$825
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1332
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1273
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$957
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1832
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$840
246 km or 153 mi	David	$922
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$782
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$699
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$812
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$796
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$679
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$470
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$754
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$687
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1153
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$787
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1154
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1179
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$977
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1425
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1583
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1403
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1395
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1120
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1109
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$705
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$737
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1274
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1246
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1221
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$804