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

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Mississauga San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2600
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5364
$3119
🏠 One person rent
$1758
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$2784
$1078
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3328
$877
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
60
😀 Quality of life
93
67
🏙️ Population
722K
342K

The cost of living in Mississauga is 122% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 528th and 4518th ($2600 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Canada and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Canada vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mississauga compared to 0.8 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Mississauga ranked 5th best city to live in Canada vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 65th and 4043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mississauga vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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Mississauga San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.57
$9.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.49
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1751
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1547
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2747
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2501
$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.08%
8.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8553
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7862
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$4.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.3
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$657
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14670
$9894

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$1408
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$1879
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$2074
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$1040
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$1163
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$1009
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$1024
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$1114
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$1220
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$1473
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$805
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$789
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$647
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$680
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$699
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$787
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$548
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$961
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$458
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$614
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$593
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$940
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$627
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$980
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$1157
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$917
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$1171
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$863
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$1107
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$702
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$738
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$1147
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