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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Jose	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1574	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3920	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$747	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$1276	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.8	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1063	$3766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	60	95
😀 Quality of life	73	95
🏙️ Population	335K	985K

The cost of living in San Jose, Costa Rica is 35% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 3714th and 1008th ($1574 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Costa Rica and Sweden, respectively. Check Costa Rica vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st best city to live in Costa Rica vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 2425th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, Costa Rica vs Stockholm

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	San Jose	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.8	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.36	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$585	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1456	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1048	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.32%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2299	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1800	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.01	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.3	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.9	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.95	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.95	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.6	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.55	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$814	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16872	$17265

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Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1471
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1362
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1361
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$872
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1228
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1325
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$1024
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1929
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$844
246 km or 153 mi	David	$909
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$796
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$706
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$817
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$788
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$665
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1112
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$503
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$759
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$716
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1147
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$791
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1144
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1185
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$982
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1396
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1590
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1373
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1361
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1132
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1123
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$678
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$756
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1291
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1261
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1231
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$619
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$832

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464