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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1398	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3421	$5212
🏠 One person rent	$662	$1408
🏘️ Family rent	$1102	$2484
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.6	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$981	$2682
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	60	79
😀 Quality of life	74	92
🏙️ Population	342K	568K

The cost of living in San Jose, Costa Rica is 39% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4260th and 1272nd ($1398 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th in Costa Rica and Canada, respectively. Check Costa Rica vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st best city to live in Costa Rica vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 2458th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, Costa Rica vs Surrey

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	San Jose	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.89	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$804	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1349	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.9	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.5	$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.54%	5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2935	$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1711	$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.11	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.68	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.94	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.8	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.97	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.6	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$609	$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12743	$12061

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Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1335
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1303
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1241
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$821
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1288
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$953
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1714
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$864
246 km or 153 mi	David	$925
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$698
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$790
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$673
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$467
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$735
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$682
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1150
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$770
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1150
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1188
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$981
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1400
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1560
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1377
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1371
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1097
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1090
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$729
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1362
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1273
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1238
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$627
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$780

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2325
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1952
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2172
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2443
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2079
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2414
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2644
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2603
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2649
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2669
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2723
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2730
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1812
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2674
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2907
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3269
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3162
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2525
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3313
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2812
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2741