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

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Milan San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2370
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5666
$3624
🏠 One person rent
$1333
$697
🏘️ Family rent
$2384
$1213
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$527
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$935
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
60
😀 Quality of life
88
72
🏙️ Population
1.35M
335K

The cost of living in Milan is 63% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 1148th and 4213th ($2370 vs $1454) 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 0.6 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 336th and 3173rd 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
$20.8
$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$51
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.56
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.45
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1522
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$531
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2800
$1484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1958
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10810
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5173
$1757
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.49
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$9.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$96.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$704
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18202
$14663

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1778
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1885
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1675
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1817
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1371
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1631
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1769
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1458
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1782
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1290
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1582
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1498
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1577
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1602
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1606
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1338
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2884
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1471
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1432
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1354
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1844
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3229
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1275
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1342
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1649
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1652
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1628
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1660
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1733
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1694
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2942
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1618
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1637
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1375
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1649
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1719

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1378
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1323
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1290
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$825
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1332
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1273
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$957
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1832
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$840
246 km or 153 mi David
$922
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$782
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$699
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$812
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$796
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$679
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1122
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$470
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$754
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$687
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1153
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$787
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1154
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1179
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$977
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1425
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1583
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1403
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1395
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1120
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1109
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$705
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$737
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1274
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1246
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1237
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1221
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1178
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$626
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$804