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

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Milan San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2146
$1239
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5367
$3174
🏠 One person rent
$1194
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$2348
$1038
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$479
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2119
$923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
99
60
😀 Quality of life
86
65
🏙️ Population
1.35M
342K

The cost of living in Milan is 73% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 1476th and 4497th ($2146 vs $1239) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Italy and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Italy vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 305th and 4226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Milan San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.6
$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.85
$3.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2947
$1229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1881
$842
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$44.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9597
$1929
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4901
$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.46
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.66
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.83
$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$3.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$836
$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14475
$12846

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1616
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1613
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1557
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1559
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1333
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1478
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1724
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1449
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1697
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1420
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1262
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1444
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1391
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1470
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1553
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1494
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1248
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1380
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1305
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1396
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1456
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3009
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1164
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1200
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1478
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1498
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1502
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1409
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1543
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1570
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1394
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1364
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2197
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1425
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1428
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1280
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1605
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1573

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1246
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1233
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$961
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$1277
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1201
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1310
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$898
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1687
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$890
246 km or 153 mi David
$833
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$664
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$697
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$712
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$774
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$550
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1056
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$457
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$639
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$593
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1098
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$638
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1091
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1182
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$953
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1249
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1384
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1231
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1249
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1081
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1088
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$715
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$734
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1192
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1173
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1161
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1145
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$650
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$883