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

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Jose	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1454	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3624	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$697	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$1213	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$527	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.6	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$935	$678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	60	17
😀 Quality of life	72	44
🏙️ Population	335K	7.01M

The cost of living in San Jose, Costa Rica is 144% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4213th and 7977th ($1454 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 234th in Costa Rica and China, respectively. Check Costa Rica vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 340th in China, while ranked 3173rd and 7375th 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	$11.2	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$531	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$973	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.9	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.8	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.3	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.69%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2465	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1757	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.46	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.92	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.31	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.93	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.4	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.6	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$704	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14663	$9042

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507