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

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Jose	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1454	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3624	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$697	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$1213	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$527	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.6	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$935	$3492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	60	46
😀 Quality of life	72	85
🏙️ Population	335K	398K

The cost of living in San Jose, Costa Rica is 20% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4213th and 2786th ($1454 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1921st 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 0.6 months in San Jose, Costa Rica compared to 1.9 months in Wichita. San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st best city to live in Costa Rica vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 3173rd and 462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, Costa Rica vs Wichita

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	San Jose	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.2	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$531	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$973	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.9	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.8	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.3	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.69%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2465	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1757	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.46	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.92	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.31	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.8	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.93	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.4	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.6	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$704	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14663	$16041

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Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1378
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1323
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1290
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$825
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1332
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1273
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$957
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1832
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$840
246 km or 153 mi	David	$922
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$782
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$699
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$812
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$796
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$679
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$470
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$754
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$687
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1153
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$787
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1154
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1179
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$977
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1425
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1583
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1403
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1395
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1120
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1109
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$705
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$737
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1274
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1246
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1221
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$804

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1860
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1284
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1571
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1358
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1838
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1904
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1850
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1786
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1833
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1876
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1842
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1508
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1758
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1894
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1808
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1676
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1883
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1941
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1955
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1947
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2299
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1825
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2011
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1865
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2341
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2283
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2314
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2039
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1833
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2328