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

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Portland San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2579
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6206
$3119
🏠 One person rent
$1561
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$2793
$1078
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4648
$877
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
89
60
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
653K
342K

The cost of living in Portland is 121% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 564th and 4518th ($2579 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 507th 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 1.8 months in Portland compared to 0.8 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Portland ranked 40th best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 175th and 4043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Portland San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.6
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.27
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1558
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1290
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3075
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2348
$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.6
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
8.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4914
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3836
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.7
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.9
$4.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.98
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$167
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1698
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19330
$9894

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2409
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2383
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2341
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2324
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2168
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2366
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2335
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2477
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2372
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2203
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2315
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2246
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2455
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2300
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2262
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2259
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$1988
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2245
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2118
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2239
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2470
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$2052
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2281
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2546
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2500
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2402
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2704
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2461
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1940
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2733
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2652
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2830
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2928
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2587
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2597
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1881
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2827
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2549
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2585
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2463

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

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