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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Jose	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1324	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$606	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$1094	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$78	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$990	$886
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	60	98
😀 Quality of life	66	70
🏙️ Population	342K	12.3M

The cost of living in San Jose, Costa Rica is 102% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4143rd and 7163rd ($1324 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 95th in Costa Rica and China, respectively. Check Costa Rica vs China 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 Wuhan. San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st best city to live in Costa Rica vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 4085th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, Costa Rica vs Wuhan

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	San Jose	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.2	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.5	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$874	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.7	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.31%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2883	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1718	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.13	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.22	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.77	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.08	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.3	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.8	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$601	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12527	$8658

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Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586