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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Jose	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$2407
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3119	$5259
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1528
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$2705
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.8	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$877	$3089
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	60	80
😀 Quality of life	67	80
🏙️ Population	342K	518K

The cost of living in San Jose, Costa Rica is 51% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4518th and 831st ($1169 vs $2407) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Costa Rica and Canada, respectively. Check Costa Rica vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in San Jose, Costa Rica compared to 1.3 months in Surrey. San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st best city to live in Costa Rica vs Surrey ranked 22nd in Canada, while ranked 4043rd and 457th 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	$10.8	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.7	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.47	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.21	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$1513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$368	$1360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1266	$3165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$2363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.2	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.83%	7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1778	$11457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$10205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$3.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.7	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$7.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.02	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.81	$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$8.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.4	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.2	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$369	$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9894	$7382

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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

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2595
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2329
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2034
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2564
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2255
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2251
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1455
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2141
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2210
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2134
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2445
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2576
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2585
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2604
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2837
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3118
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2729
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1721
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2728
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2920
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3262
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2974
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2313
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3345
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2758
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2651