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

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Jose	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1454	$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3624	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$697	$1020
🏘️ Family rent	$1213	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$527	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.6	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$935	$2529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	60	46
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	335K	750K

The cost of living in San Jose, Costa Rica is 21% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4213th and 2723rd ($1454 vs $1834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 95th in Costa Rica and Canada, respectively. Check Costa Rica vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 26th in Canada, while ranked 3173rd and 326th 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	$11.2	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$924
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$531	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$973	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.9	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.8	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.3	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.69%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2465	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1757	$2435
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.3	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.46	$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.92	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.31	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.8	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.93	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.4	$78.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.6	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$704	$1107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14663	$13280

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1406
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1842
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1634
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1763
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2147
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1665
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1981
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2031
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1576
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1945
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1747
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2354
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1573
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1762
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2098
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2392
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2582
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2354
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2410
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1709
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2361
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2273
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2290
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2284
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2288
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2260
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2257
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2384
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2219
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2429