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

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Munich San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2499
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5815
$3624
🏠 One person rent
$1483
$697
🏘️ Family rent
$2594
$1213
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$527
🚐 Transport expenses
$248
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4507
$935
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
60
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
1.51M
335K

The cost of living in Munich is 72% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 889th and 4213th ($2499 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Germany and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Germany vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 0.6 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 38th and 3173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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Munich San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$51
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1499
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1182
$531
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2689
$1484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2147
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$295
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12913
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8949
$1757
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.84
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.5
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$9.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.8
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$7.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$96.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1039
$704
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16629
$14663

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$2008
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$1954
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1994
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1967
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1943
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1925
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1918
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1771
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1877
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1806
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1790
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1890
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1827
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1864
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1316
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1853
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1840
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1983
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1881
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1785
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1707
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1707
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1766
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1867
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1635
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2117
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1638
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1735
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1904
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1726
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1724
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1759
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1698
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1693
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1699
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1748

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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