Common information

Country
Costa Rica
Population
335 007
Visitors
1 630 000/Year

Cost of living and prices in San Jose

Shared room
outside of centre211USD/month
in city centre295USD/month
One bedroom apartment
outside of centre346USD/month
in city centre533USD/month
Restaurants
Meal Inexpensive Restaurant 1 pers. 8 USD
Meal Mid-range Restaurant 2 pers. 36 USD
Meal McMeal at McDonalds 1 pc. 7 USD
Drinks Domestic Beer 0.5 liters 2 USD
Drinks Imported Beer 0.33 liters 4 USD
Drinks Coke/Pepsi 0.33 liters 1 USD
Drinks Water 0.33 liters 1 USD
Drinks Cappuccino Portion 2 USD
Markets
Food Water 1.5 liters 2 USD
Food Loaf Bread 500 g. 2 USD
Food Eggs 12 pc. 3 USD
Food Milk 1 liter 1 USD
Food Onion 1 kg. 2 USD
Food Lettuce 1 head 1 USD
Food Rice white 1 kg. 2 USD
Food Potato 1 kg. 2 USD
Food Potato 1 kg. 3 USD
Food Cheese Local 1 kg. 6 USD
Meat Chicken Breasts 1 kg. 8 USD
Fruits Apples 1 kg. 5 USD
Fruits Banana 1 kg. 1 USD
Fruits Oranges 1 kg. 2 USD
Alcohol Wine, Mid-Range 1 bottle 13 USD
Alcohol Domestic Beer 0.5 liters 2 USD
Alcohol Imported Beer 0.33 liters 3 USD
Cigarettes Marlboro 1 pack 3 USD
Transportation
Public transport One-way 1 ticket 1 USD
Public transport Monthly Pass 1 month 54 USD
Taxi Taxi Start Start 1 USD
Taxi Normal Tariff 1 km 1 USD
Taxi Waiting 1 hour 10 USD
Fuel Gasoline 1 liter 1 USD
Automobile Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline 1 pc. 22,671 USD
Entertainment
Sport Fitness Club Fee 1 month 59 USD
Sport Tennis Court Rent 1 hour 24 USD
Rest Cinema, International Release 1 seat 6 USD
Goods
Clothing Jeans, Levis 501 1 Pair 70 USD
Clothing Summer Dress in Zara, H&M 1 pc. 50 USD
Shoes Nike Running Shoes 1 pair 100 USD
Shoes Men Leather Business Shoes 1 pair 98 USD
Accommodation
Rent Apartment Apartment in City Centre 1 bedroom 666 USD
Rent Apartment Apartment Outside of Centre 1 bedroom 433 USD
Rent Apartment Apartment in City Centre 3 bedrooms 1,105 USD
Rent Apartment Apartment Outside of Centre 3 bedrooms 792 USD
Utilities Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 1 month 59 USD
Communication Mobile Calls 1 min. 0 USD
Communication Unlimited Internet 1 month 44 USD
Buy Apartment Apartment in City Centre 1 sq. meter 1,713 USD
Buy Apartment Apartment Outside of Centre 1 sq. meter 1,284 USD
Salary Disposable Salary 1 month 732 USD
Mortgage Interest Rate 1 year 10.94

Ratings

Main factors in San Jose

Leisure quality
6.4
Quality of life
8
Travelers rating
8.3
Travelers rating
9.1
English speaking
6.4
Nightlife
8
Coworking spaces
6.4
Traffic
5.1
Free WIFI
8
Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
6

Safety in San Jose

Safety
6.2
Medicine
6.4
Healthcare
8.4
Racial tolerance
6.4
Female friendly
4.8
Friendliness to foreigners
6.4
Stability of the state
8
Conditions for starting a business
7.7
Freedom of the press
8

Availability of prices in San Jose

Cost of living
6.2
Rent, price
8.5
Products, price
6.3
Restaurants, price
7.1
Purchasing power
3.4

Comfort in San Jose

Ecology
5.4
Weather comfort
9.3
Availability of air conditioners
4.6
Air quality
9.8

Weather, climate, temperature by months in San Jose

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 26 25 25 23 23 24 26 26 26 26 25 25 25
Average temperature, °C 21 20 20 18 18 19 20 21 21 21 20 20 20
Average low, °C 16 15 15 14 14 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 15
Record low, °C 13 12 11 9 9 10 10 11 12 13 12 13 9
Rain, days 18 17 8 2 1 1 2 4 0 14 13 14 94
Fog, days 8 7 6 3 1 2 8 5 5 6 4 5 60
Average precipitation, mm. 300 290 140 40 10 0 20 40 220 240 210 240 1750
Relative humidity, % 86 87 80 80 76 72 72 73 81 84 83 84 80
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 333 319 308 284 284 267 327 342 362 342 336 336 3839
Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 16 14 13 13 15 17 18 18 15 14 13 14 15

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