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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Jose	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1239	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3174	$1725
🏠 One person rent	$555	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$1038	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$75	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$923	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	60	19
😀 Quality of life	65	38
🏙️ Population	342K	7.01M

The cost of living in San Jose, Costa Rica is 88% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4497th and 7219th ($1239 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 153rd 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st best city to live in Costa Rica vs Zhumadian ranked 307th in China, while ranked 4226th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, Costa Rica vs Zhumadian

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	San Jose	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.2	$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.49	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$417	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1229	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$842	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.7	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.24%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1929	$3395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1540	$1906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.91	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.7	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$5.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$501	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12846	$9322

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Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1246
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1233
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$961
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1201
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$898
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1687
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$890
246 km or 153 mi	David	$833
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$664
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$697
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$712
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$774
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$550
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1056
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$457
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$639
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$593
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1098
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1091
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1182
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$953
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1249
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1384
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1231
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1249
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1081
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1088
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$715
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$734
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1192
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1173
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1145
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$650
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$883

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$587
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$612
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$683
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$610
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$619
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$655
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$568
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$571
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$614
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$647
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$559
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$673
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$555
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$541
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$614
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$542
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$622
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$623
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$531
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$599
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$535
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$775
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$659
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$681
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$594
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$626
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$606
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$511
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$633
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$525