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

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Nagoya San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1141
$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2892
$3920
🏠 One person rent
$481
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$818
$1276
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1896
$1063
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
60
😀 Quality of life
78
73
🏙️ Population
2.33M
335K

The cost of living in Nagoya is 27% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 4892nd and 3714th ($1141 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 2nd in Japan and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Japan vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Nagoya compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Nagoya ranked 41st best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 865th and 2425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nagoya vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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Nagoya San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.8
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.06%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.3
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.1
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$572
$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14392
$16872

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$966
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$961
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$954
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$966
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$958
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$958
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$961
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$948
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$943
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$963
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$958
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$938
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$961
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$949
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$947
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$958
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$937
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$958
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$945
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$942
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$960
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$947
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$940
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$961
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$913
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$931
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$930
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$957
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$958
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$922
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$937
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$921
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$914
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$941
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$938
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$955
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$931

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1471
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1362
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1361
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$872
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1228
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1325
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1024
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1929
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$844
246 km or 153 mi David
$909
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$796
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$706
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$817
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$788
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$665
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1112
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$503
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$759
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$716
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1147
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$791
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1144
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1185
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$982
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1396
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1590
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1373
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1361
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$909
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1132
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1123
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$678
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$756
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1291
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1261
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1254
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1231
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1183
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$619
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$832