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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Portland	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2572	$1239
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6077	$3174
🏠 One person rent	$1546	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$2651	$1038
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4802	$923
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	89	60
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	653K	342K

The cost of living in Portland is 108% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 662nd and 4497th ($2572 vs $1239) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 590th and 5th 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 Portland compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Portland ranked 32nd best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 141st and 4226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Portland	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1292	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2860	$1229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2275	$842
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.8	$44.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3653	$1929
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3326	$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.69	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.97	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$3.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$189	$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.6	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.4	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1700	$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16661	$12846

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2289
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2215
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2245
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2372
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2288
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2246
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2363
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2293
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2212
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2121
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2234
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2212
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2406
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2482
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2092
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2109
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2019
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2155
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2577
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1974
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2252
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2534
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2435
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2307
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2589
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2417
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1778
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2774
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2655
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2348
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2797
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2449
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2172
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1908
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2819
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2512
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2489

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

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