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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Jose	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1239	$2658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3174	$6218
🏠 One person rent	$555	$1722
🏘️ Family rent	$1038	$3186
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$684
🚐 Transport expenses	$75	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$923	$5035
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	60	69
😀 Quality of life	65	90
🏙️ Population	342K	385K

The cost of living in San Jose, Costa Rica is 53% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4497th and 497th ($1239 vs $2658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 439th in Costa Rica and the United States, respectively. Check Costa Rica vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st best city to live in Costa Rica vs Tampa ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 4226th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Jose	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.2	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.49	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$7.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$1814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$417	$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1229	$3714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$842	$2659
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.7	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.24%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1929	$4042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1540	$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$6.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$4.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$5.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.91	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.7	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$501	$1391
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12846	$14056

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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

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2493
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2475
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2470
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2453
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2435
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2080
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2642
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2543
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2410
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2190
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2314
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2355
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2437
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2519
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2289
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2745
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2128
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2224
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2328
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2595
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2461
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2279
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2406
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1693
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2408
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2594
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2302
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2457
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2397
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2364
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2353
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2353
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2369