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

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Phoenix San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2390
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5218
$3119
🏠 One person rent
$1517
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$2491
$1078
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4557
$877
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
69
60
😀 Quality of life
90
67
🏙️ Population
1.61M
342K

The cost of living in Phoenix is 104% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 864th and 4518th ($2390 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 780th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 0.8 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Phoenix ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 127th and 4043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Phoenix San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$9.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.68
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1252
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2542
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2085
$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.3
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
8.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3451
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2894
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$4.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$977
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10488
$9894

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$2339
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2459
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2381
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2315
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2425
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2485
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2428
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2347
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2427
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2392
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2368
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2340
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2379
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2414
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2341
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2275
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2105
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2096
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$2042
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2004
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2076
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2692
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1828
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$2008
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2043
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$874
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1941
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1886
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$865
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2687
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1054
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2706

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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