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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Jose	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1239	$1835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3174	$4470
🏠 One person rent	$555	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$1038	$1793
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$583
🚐 Transport expenses	$75	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$923	$3858
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	60	54
😀 Quality of life	65	86
🏙️ Population	342K	413K

The cost of living in San Jose, Costa Rica is 32% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 4497th and 2363rd ($1239 vs $1835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1855th 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 2.1 months in Tulsa. San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st best city to live in Costa Rica vs Tulsa ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 4226th and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, Costa Rica vs Tulsa

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	San Jose	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.2	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.49	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$4.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$417	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1229	$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$842	$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.7	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.24%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1929	$1894
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1540	$1664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$5.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$9.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.91	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.7	$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$501	$1074
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12846	$25341

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1835
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1840
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1732
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1854
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1772
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1510
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1841
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1755
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1685
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2017
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1909
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1580
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1919
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2168
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1953
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2232
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1853
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$1962
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1961
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1770
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1986
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1874
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1422
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2045
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2179
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1832
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1864
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1899
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1931
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1843
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1817
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1896
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1566
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1727
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1596
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1832
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1649
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1485
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1543
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2229