Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 69.6% more expensive than Albania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 38.0% more in Costa Rica
- Groceries
-
pay 70.5% more in Costa Rica
- Transportation
-
pay 31.2% more in Costa Rica
- Housing
-
pay 90.9% more in Costa Rica
- Childcare
-
pay 3.1 times more in Costa Rica
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.3% more in Costa Rica
- Clothing
-
pay 9.9% more in Costa Rica
The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Albania. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Albania, you would:
pay 38.0% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL772
|
$9.75
CRC4,870.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL643
|
$9.08
CRC4,538.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL153
|
$2.01
CRC1,004.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$1.49
CRC745.33
|
|
pay 70.5% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
$2.53
CRC1,265.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL488
|
$3.76
CRC1,880.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL664
|
$6.98
CRC3,485.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL287
|
$3.21
CRC1,605.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL287
|
$3.97
CRC1,984.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL54
|
$1.79
CRC894.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.62
CRC308.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.22
CRC607.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL62
|
$1.22
CRC610.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$1.09
CRC546.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$1.11
CRC556.53
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
|
Albania
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL721
|
$5.63
CRC2,811.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,627
|
$49.00
CRC24,484.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,607,568
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,521,201.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,832
|
$15.62
CRC7,806.44
|
|
pay 90.9% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,477
|
$48.50
CRC24,235.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,319
|
$778.04
CRC388,786.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL29,969
|
$547.50
CRC273,587.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,320
|
$68.26
CRC34,108.45
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,551
|
$519.07
CRC259,378.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL324,262
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,490,586.13
|
|
pay 36.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL240
|
$2.73
CRC1,362.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL164
|
$3.65
CRC1,826.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL342
|
$4.58
CRC2,289.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,101
|
$59.46
CRC29,712.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL705
|
$8.63
CRC4,310.38
|
|
pay 9.9% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,692
|
$65.32
CRC32,642.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,746
|
$44.54
CRC22,256.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,382
|
$110.39
CRC55,159.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,183
|
$97.22
CRC48,579.36
|
|
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