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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Oakland	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3123	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8266	$3119
🏠 One person rent	$1974	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$4255	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$783	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5741	$877
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	60
😀 Quality of life	93	67
🏙️ Population	441K	342K

The cost of living in Oakland is 167% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 85th and 4518th ($3123 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 3rd 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 1.8 months in Oakland compared to 0.8 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Oakland ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 61st and 4043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Oakland	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.5	$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$9.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$3.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2159	$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1715	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5202	$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3736	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	8.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7041	$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7002	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.49	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$4.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.94	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.96	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$180	$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.1	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2755	$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19305	$9894

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3358
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2840
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3042
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3046
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2660
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2929
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3133
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2860
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2968
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3147
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3163
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3219
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2947
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3518
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3583
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3135
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2922
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2824
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3109
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4148
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3567
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2900
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3003
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3186
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3313

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

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