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

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Ottawa San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2122
$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4795
$3920
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$1276
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3638
$1063
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
49
60
😀 Quality of life
91
73
🏙️ Population
1.02M
335K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 35% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 1688th and 3714th ($2122 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd in Canada and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Canada vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 141st and 2425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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Ottawa San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.79
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1259
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1072
$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2157
$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1775
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.4
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.27%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4527
$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4215
$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.92
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.3
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.98
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$899
$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17263
$16872

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1839
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2189
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1674
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1937
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2051
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1861
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1702
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875

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