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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1398	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3421	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$662	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$1102	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.6	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$981	$3587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	60	46
😀 Quality of life	74	83
🏙️ Population	342K	398K

The cost of living in San Jose, Costa Rica is 23% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4260th and 2697th ($1398 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1945th 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 months in Wichita. San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st best city to live in Costa Rica vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 2458th and 560th 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	$10.2	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.89	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$804	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1349	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.9	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.5	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.54%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2935	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1711	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.11	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.68	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.94	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.8	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.97	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.6	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$609	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12743	$16150

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Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1335
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1303
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1241
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$821
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1288
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$953
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1714
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$864
246 km or 153 mi	David	$925
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$698
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$790
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$673
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$467
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$735
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$682
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1150
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$770
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1150
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1188
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$981
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1400
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1560
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1377
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1371
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1097
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1090
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$729
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1362
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1273
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1238
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$627
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$780

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293