Nagoya vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Nagoya | San Jose | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Nagoya is 15% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 4726th and 4260th ($1189 vs $1398) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th 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 1.9 months in Nagoya compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Nagoya ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 79th and 2458th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.1 km or 5.7 mi |  Toyoake | |
| 9.3 km or 5.8 mi | Nisshin | |
| 11 km or 6.9 mi | Togo | |
| 12 km or 7.2 mi | Tokai | |
| 12 km or 7.2 mi | Obu | |
| 12 km or 7.4 mi | Kiyosu | |
| 12 km or 7.6 mi | Oharu | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Nagakute | |
| 13 km or 8.2 mi | Miyoshi | |
| 13 km or 8.3 mi | Kanie | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Chita | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Owariasahi | |
| 15 km or 9.4 mi | Kasugai | |
| 16 km or 9.8 mi | Higashiura | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Kitanagoya | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Kariya | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Ama | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Seto | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Aisai | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Komaki | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Iwakura | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Tsushima | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Yatomi | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Inazawa | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Agui | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Toyota | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Chiryu | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Takahama | |
| 22 km or 13 mi | Anjo | |
| 23 km or 15 mi | Kuwana | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Ichinomiya | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Oguchi | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Handa | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Konan | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Hekinan | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Fuso | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Tokoname | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Okazaki | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Kaizu | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Taketoyo |
Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 7.9 km or 4.9 mi |  Heredia | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Alajuela | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Cartago | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Puntarenas | |
| 115 km or 72 mi | Limon | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Santa Teresa | |
| 167 km or 104 mi | Liberia | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Tamarindo | |
| 244 km or 151 mi |  San Juan del Sur | |
| 246 km or 153 mi |  David | |
| 279 km or 173 mi | Juigalpa | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Granada | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Masaya | |
| 343 km or 213 mi | Managua | |
| 387 km or 241 mi | Matagalpa | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Santiago de Veraguas | |
| 408 km or 253 mi | Jinotega | |
| 413 km or 257 mi | Leon | |
| 429 km or 266 mi | Esteli | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Penonome | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Chinandega | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Chitre | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Colon | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | La Chorrera | |
| 508 km or 316 mi | Balboa | |
| 513 km or 319 mi | Panama City | |
| 524 km or 326 mi | Tocumen | |
| 535 km or 333 mi | Pacora | |
| 574 km or 357 mi |  Tegucigalpa | |
| 596 km or 370 mi |  San Miguel | |
| 609 km or 378 mi | Usulutan | |
| 635 km or 395 mi | Comayagua | |
| 666 km or 414 mi | Yoro | |
| 696 km or 432 mi | San Salvador | |
| 697 km or 433 mi | Soyapango | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Mejicanos | |
| 702 km or 436 mi | Apopa | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Santa Tecla | |
| 713 km or 443 mi | La Ceiba | |
| 729 km or 453 mi | El Progreso |