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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Miami	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3075	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7229	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$2042	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$3813	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3944	$990
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	85	60
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	442K	342K

The cost of living in Miami is 132% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 119th and 4143rd ($3075 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 107th 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Miami ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 140th and 4085th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Miami	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.6	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.68	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3298	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6403	$2883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3960	$1718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.89	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.46	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$5.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.79	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.4	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.2	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$601
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23889	$12527

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882

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