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

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Paris San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2357
$1239
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5959
$3174
🏠 One person rent
$1338
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$2858
$1038
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$479
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3414
$923
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
99
60
😀 Quality of life
95
65
🏙️ Population
2.15M
342K

The cost of living in Paris is 90% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 998th and 4497th ($2357 vs $1239) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in France and Costa Rica, respectively. Check France vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 22nd and 4226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Paris San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.18
$3.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.16
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1077
$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3334
$1229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2404
$842
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$237
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$44.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13808
$1929
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9821
$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.9
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$3.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$109
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18941
$12846

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5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395

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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