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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sacramento	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2656	$1239
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6191	$3174
🏠 One person rent	$1670	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$2836	$1038
🍽️ Food expenses	$678	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4470	$923
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	54	60
😀 Quality of life	87	65
🏙️ Population	525K	342K

The cost of living in Sacramento is 114% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 501st and 4497th ($2656 vs $1239) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 443rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Sacramento ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 281st and 4226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Sacramento	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.27	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1688	$645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1409	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3018	$1229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2447	$842
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$44.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4303	$1929
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4091	$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.5	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.09	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.32	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$3.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1525	$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30262	$12846

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851

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