Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 4.8 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN160
|
$9.75
CRC4,975.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
$9.08
CRC4,635.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$2.01
CRC1,026.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$1.49
CRC761.37
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$2.53
CRC1,292.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
$3.76
CRC1,920.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN164
|
$6.98
CRC3,560.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
$3.21
CRC1,639.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN102
|
$3.97
CRC2,026.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$1.79
CRC913.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.62
CRC314.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$1.22
CRC620.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$1.22
CRC623.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$1.09
CRC558.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$1.11
CRC568.50
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN277
|
$5.63
CRC2,872.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
$49.00
CRC25,011.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,898,258.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN805
|
$15.62
CRC7,974.44
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
$48.50
CRC24,757.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
$778.04
CRC397,152.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
$547.50
CRC279,475.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
$68.26
CRC34,842.46
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
$519.07
CRC264,960.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,608,743.64
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN283
|
$2.73
CRC1,392.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN72
|
$3.65
CRC1,865.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
$4.58
CRC2,339.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN782
|
$59.46
CRC30,351.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN225
|
$8.63
CRC4,403.14
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
$65.32
CRC33,344.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
$44.54
CRC22,735.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
$110.39
CRC56,346.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
$97.22
CRC49,624.79
|
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