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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Jose	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1324	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$606	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$1094	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$78	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$990	$3141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	60	86
😀 Quality of life	66	93
🏙️ Population	342K	2.79M

The cost of living in San Jose, Costa Rica is 46% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4143rd and 861st ($1324 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.3 months in Toronto. San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st best city to live in Costa Rica vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 4085th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, Costa Rica vs Toronto

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	San Jose	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.2	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.5	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$874	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.7	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.31%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2883	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1718	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.13	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.22	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.77	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.08	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.3	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.8	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$601	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12527	$17118

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Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095