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

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Mississauga San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2472
$1239
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5051
$3174
🏠 One person rent
$1676
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$2686
$1038
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$479
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3465
$923
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
60
😀 Quality of life
92
65
🏙️ Population
718K
342K

The cost of living in Mississauga is 100% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 814th and 4497th ($2472 vs $1239) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in Canada and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Canada vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Mississauga compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Mississauga ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 88th and 4226th 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
$14.8
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74
$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$3.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1450
$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2676
$1229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2385
$842
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.1
$44.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8634
$1929
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7001
$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.4
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.4
$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$3.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.2
$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$502
$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11142
$12846

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$1246
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$1233
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$961
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$1277
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$833
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$697
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$712
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$774
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$550
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$1056
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$639
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$593
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$638
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$1091
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$1182
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$715
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