www.CostaRicaTicas.com

Here is an interesting site that allows you compare cost of living between two cities.

http://www.expatistan.com



As they point out the more responses they get the more accurate the data. I would add the more recent the date the more accurate it will be. May not be the most accurate figures but is probably a good indicator in general and is fun to play around with.

A note of caution. If you are comparing prices to San Jose enter San Jose Costa Rica or it may default to San Jose California.

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Numbeo is also a good website for cost of living comparisons http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/comparison.jsp

The COL comparison between Tampa, FL and San Jose is rather stark. In my opinion it has gotten very expensive to live in San Jose with very few services available. Costa Rica is no longer a lower cost option. Even Chicken is twice as expensive in San Jose than where I live.

Also, you can discover the relative crime statistics on Numbeo between where you live and where you think you want to move.

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Not sure I follow your conclusion. While I certainly agree San Jose is not an inexpensive place to live according to the website you cite Tampa is more expensive.



Other then grocery prices San Jose is cheaper to live then Tampa according to the website. Local purchasing power is not really relevant to gringos who on the whole have a much higher income then the average tico.

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Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four
essential food groups:
alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat.
Alex Levine