New York City vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$1239
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$3174
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$1038
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$923
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	60
😀 Quality of life	97	65
🏙️ Population	8.8M	342K

The cost of living in New York City is 227% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 5th and 4497th ($4051 vs $1239) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in the United States and Costa Rica, respectively. Check the United States vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in New York City compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 13th and 4226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	New York City	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$1229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$842
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$44.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$1929
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$3.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$12846

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1246
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1233
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$961
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1201
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$898
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1687
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$890
246 km or 153 mi	David	$833
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$664
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$697
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$712
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$774
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$550
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1056
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$457
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$639
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$593
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1098
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1091
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1182
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$953
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1249
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1384
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1231
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1249
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1081
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1088
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$715
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$734
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1192
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1173
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1145
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$650
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$883