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

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Milan San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2074
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5260
$3119
🏠 One person rent
$1161
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$2350
$1078
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1843
$877
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
99
60
😀 Quality of life
85
67
🏙️ Population
1.37M
342K

The cost of living in Milan is 77% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 1623rd and 4518th ($2074 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Italy and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Italy vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Milan compared to 0.8 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Milan ranked 4th best city to live in Italy vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 292nd and 4043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Milan San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.3
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$9.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$3.31
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2949
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1883
$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.42%
8.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9948
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5301
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.8
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$4.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$858
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15544
$9894

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550

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Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1040
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1163
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1009
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$1024
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1147
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1114
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1220
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1473
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$805
246 km or 153 mi David
$789
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$647
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$680
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$699
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$787
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$548
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$961
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$458
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$614
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$593
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$940
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$627
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$980
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1157
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$917
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1189
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1316
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1171
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1182
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1107
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1031
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$702
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$738
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1147
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1117
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1112
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1093
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$676
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$892