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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milan	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2022	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5010	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$1119	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$2148	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2069	$990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	98	60
😀 Quality of life	86	66
🏙️ Population	1.35M	342K

The cost of living in Milan is 53% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 1772nd and 4143rd ($2022 vs $1324) 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 341st and 4085th 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	$18.3	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.55	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1745	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.37%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$2883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4766	$1718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.23	$5.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$790	$601
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14604	$12527

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Cities near Milan

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Buccinasco	$1576
15 km or 9.1 mi	Monza	$1586
20 km or 13 mi	Seregno	$1503
21 km or 13 mi	Saronno	$1592
29 km or 18 mi	Lodi	$1228
30 km or 19 mi	Cantu	$1506
30 km or 19 mi	Vigevano	$1503
31 km or 19 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1496
31 km or 20 mi	Pavia	$1271
39 km or 24 mi	Como	$1634
40 km or 25 mi	Crema	$1365
45 km or 28 mi	Novara	$1157
45 km or 28 mi	Bergamo	$1450
46 km or 28 mi	Lecco	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Varese	$1422
55 km or 34 mi	Voghera	$1389
61 km or 38 mi	Piacenza	$1334
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1202
63 km or 39 mi	Lugano	$2507
69 km or 43 mi	Tortona	$1401
76 km or 47 mi	Cremona	$1240
76 km or 47 mi	Alessandria	$1293
81 km or 50 mi	Brescia	$1410
82 km or 51 mi	Bellinzona	$2853
89 km or 55 mi	Biella	$1162
100 km or 62 mi	Asti	$1209
116 km or 72 mi	Parma	$1403
120 km or 74 mi	Genoa	$1470
125 km or 78 mi	Turin	$1424
130 km or 81 mi	Mantua	$1405
140 km or 87 mi	Savona	$1512
141 km or 87 mi	Verona	$1459
142 km or 88 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1323
149 km or 92 mi	Aosta	$1474
156 km or 97 mi	Chur	$2344
159 km or 99 mi	La Spezia	$1348
162 km or 100 mi	Sassuolo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Mondovi	$1203
164 km or 102 mi	Trento	$1509
164 km or 102 mi	Modena	$1506

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