San Jose
Costa Rica
Common information
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Population
- 47,494
Cost of living and prices in Alajuela
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre593USD/month
- in city centre692USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre1,084USD/month
- in city centre989USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 7 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 40 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 9 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 9 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 10 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 3 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 18 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 5 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 111 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 7 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 33,130 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 33,243 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 64 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 44 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 9 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 75 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 52 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 119 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 99 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 60 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 20 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 692 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 593 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 989 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,084 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,978 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,483 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 1,187 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 10.25 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Alajuela
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 33 |
| Average high, °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Average temperature, °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
| Average low, °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Record low, °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 |
| Rain, days | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 224 |
| Fog, days | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 60 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 345 | 341 | 146 | 31 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 77 | 268 | 265 | 181 | 262 | 1955 |
| Relative humidity, % | 84 | 85 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 77 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 193 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 390 | 395 | 385 | 405 | 414 | 388 | 442 | 440 | 432 | 407 | 420 | 418 | 4936 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |