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

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Madrid San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2109
$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$3920
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$2104
$1276
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2569
$1063
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
60
😀 Quality of life
91
73
🏙️ Population
3.51M
335K

The cost of living in Madrid is 34% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 1723rd and 3714th ($2109 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Spain and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Spain vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 160th and 2425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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Madrid San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2589
$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.1%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9054
$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4487
$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.01
$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.9
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.3
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$729
$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16324
$16872

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1708
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1716
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1603
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1643
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1667
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1678
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1200
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1320
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1246
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1396
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1415
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1191
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$896
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1267
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1373
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1242
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1303
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1325
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1421
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1115
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1187
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1424
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1395
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1499
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1436
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1276
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1697
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1265
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1125
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1316
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1291
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1203
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$935
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1390
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1351
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1812

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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