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

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Milan San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2328
$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5536
$3920
🏠 One person rent
$1313
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$2292
$1276
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2255
$1063
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
60
😀 Quality of life
88
73
🏙️ Population
1.35M
335K

The cost of living in Milan is 48% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 1228th and 3714th ($2328 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 276th and 2425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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Milan San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.3
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.24
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.73
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1459
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1060
$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2618
$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1894
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.13%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11130
$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5384
$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.4
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.28
$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.54
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.6
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$898
$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19884
$16872

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

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