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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Jose	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$1714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3119	$3852
🏠 One person rent	$496	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$1495
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$509
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.8	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$877	$2445
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	60	46
😀 Quality of life	67	89
🏙️ Population	342K	705K

The cost of living in San Jose, Costa Rica is 32% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4518th and 2629th ($1169 vs $1714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 100th in Costa Rica and Canada, respectively. Check Costa Rica vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 13th in Canada, while ranked 4043rd and 149th 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	$10.8	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.7	$56.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.47	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.21	$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.78	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$368	$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1266	$1351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$1281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$92.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.2	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.83%	6.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1778	$2759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$2870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.7	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.02	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.81	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.4	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.2	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$369	$593
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9894	$12093

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Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1040
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1163
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1009
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1147
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1114
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$1220
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1473
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$805
246 km or 153 mi	David	$789
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$647
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$680
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$699
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$787
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$548
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$961
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$458
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$614
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$593
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$940
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$627
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$980
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1157
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$917
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1189
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1316
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1171
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1182
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1107
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1031
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$702
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$738
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1147
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1117
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1093
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$676
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$892

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1389
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1779
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1678
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1774
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2081
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1634
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1831
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1906
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2284
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1638
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1841
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$1866
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1485
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1526
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2425
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2450
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2690
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2489
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2521
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1849
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2457
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2357
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2490
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2408
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2332
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2356
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2403
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2303
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2287
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2285
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2312
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2241
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2284
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2346
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2215
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2246
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2240
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2174
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2808