San Jose, Costa Rica vs Valencia, Venezuela - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Jose	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1324	$769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$1993
🏠 One person rent	$606	$178
🏘️ Family rent	$1094	$309
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$78	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$990	$192
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	60	30
😀 Quality of life	66	37
🏙️ Population	342K	1.48M

The cost of living in San Jose, Costa Rica is 72% more expensive than in Valencia, Venezuela. Cities ranked 4143rd and 6573rd ($1324 vs $769) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 37th in Costa Rica and Venezuela, respectively. Check Costa Rica vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica compared to 0.2 months in Valencia, Venezuela. San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st best city to live in Costa Rica vs Valencia, Venezuela ranked 2nd in Venezuela, while ranked 4085th and 7332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, Costa Rica vs Valencia, Venezuela

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	San Jose	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.2	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.5	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$128
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$874	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.7	$10.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$15.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.31%	21.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2883	$502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1718	$322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$55.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$6.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.13	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.22	$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.77	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.08	$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.3	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.8	$40.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$601	$66.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12527	$4209

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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 Valencia, Venezuela

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Los Guayos	$728
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tocuyito	$724
15 km or 9.2 mi	Guacara	$795
33 km or 21 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
43 km or 27 mi	El Limon	$745
43 km or 27 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
45 km or 28 mi	Maracay	$817
48 km or 30 mi	Palo Negro	$775
49 km or 31 mi	Santa Rita	$780
58 km or 36 mi	Turmero	$857
60 km or 37 mi	Cagua	$818
73 km or 46 mi	La Victoria	$858
78 km or 49 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
84 km or 52 mi	San Felipe	$739
86 km or 53 mi	San Carlos	$776
107 km or 66 mi	Los Teques	$960
116 km or 72 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
122 km or 76 mi	Maiquetia	$919
122 km or 76 mi	Cua	$910
122 km or 76 mi	Caracas	$1075
124 km or 77 mi	Yaritagua	$685
125 km or 78 mi	Charallave	$904
126 km or 78 mi	La Guaira	$938
134 km or 83 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
139 km or 86 mi	Cabudare	$666
147 km or 91 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
148 km or 92 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
148 km or 92 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
148 km or 92 mi	Acarigua	$723
149 km or 93 mi	Araure	$723
152 km or 94 mi	Calabozo	$845
163 km or 101 mi	Guatire	$917
164 km or 102 mi	Guarenas	$918
175 km or 109 mi	Quibor	$682
180 km or 112 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
201 km or 125 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
223 km or 138 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
227 km or 141 mi	Carora	$681
229 km or 142 mi	Guanare	$712
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$555