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

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Munich San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2188
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5197
$3119
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$1078
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3867
$877
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
60
😀 Quality of life
94
67
🏙️ Population
1.49M
342K

The cost of living in Munich is 87% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 1315th and 4518th ($2188 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.8 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 48th and 4043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Munich San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$9.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.78
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.28
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1028
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2472
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1982
$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.1
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
8.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11808
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8614
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.02
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$4.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.8
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.8
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$922
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$9894

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16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599

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Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1040
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1163
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1009
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$1024
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1147
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1114
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1220
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1473
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$805
246 km or 153 mi David
$789
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$647
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$680
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$699
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$787
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$548
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$961
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$458
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$614
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$593
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$940
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$627
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$980
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1157
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$917
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1189
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1316
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1171
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1182
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1107
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1031
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$702
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$738
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1147
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1117
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1112
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1093
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$676
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$892