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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$1398
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$3421
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$662
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$1102
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$509
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$981
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	60
😀 Quality of life	97	74
🏙️ Population	2.15M	342K

The cost of living in Paris is 80% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 843rd and 4260th ($2517 vs $1398) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in France and Costa Rica, respectively. Check France vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 18th and 2458th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Paris	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$9.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$2.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$804
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$1349
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$868
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$84.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$52.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$1711
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$8.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$4.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$8.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$8.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$94.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$126
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$12743

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1335
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1303
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1241
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$821
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1288
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$953
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1714
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$864
246 km or 153 mi	David	$925
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$698
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$790
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$673
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$467
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$735
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$682
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1150
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$770
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1150
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1188
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$981
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1400
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1560
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1377
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1371
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1097
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1090
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$729
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1362
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1273
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1238
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$627
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$780