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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1398	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3421	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$662	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$1102	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.6	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$981	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	60	45
😀 Quality of life	74	89
🏙️ Population	342K	750K

The cost of living in San Jose, Costa Rica is 23% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4260th and 2674th ($1398 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 79th 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 1.4 months in Winnipeg. San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st best city to live in Costa Rica vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 2458th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, Costa Rica vs Winnipeg

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	San Jose	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.89	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$804	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1349	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.9	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.5	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.54%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2935	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1711	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.11	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.68	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.94	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.8	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.97	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.6	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$609	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12743	$11646

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714