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

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Nagoya San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3636
$3119
🏠 One person rent
$544
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$1573
$1078
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2123
$877
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
60
😀 Quality of life
92
67
🏙️ Population
2.33M
342K

The cost of living in Nagoya is 2% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 4446th and 4518th ($1196 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 3rd in Japan and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Japan vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nagoya compared to 0.8 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Nagoya ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 73rd and 4043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Nagoya San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.2
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$9.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$3.31
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1878
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1309
$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
8.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3105
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1803
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.8
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$4.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.9
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$642
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13366
$9894

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$999
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$996
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$982
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$999
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$994
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$966
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$973
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$982
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$976
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$979
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$981
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1011
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$987
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$943
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$990
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$947
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$971
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$957
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$949
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$933
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$947
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$959
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$935
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$977
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1004
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$965
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$975
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$992
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$960
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$978
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$923
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$972
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$967
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$911
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$967
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1021
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$929
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$966

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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