Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 33.0% more expensive than Anguilla overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.5% less in Costa Rica
- Groceries
-
pay 19.8% less in Costa Rica
- Transportation
-
pay 17.8% less in Costa Rica
- Housing
-
pay 37.9% less in Costa Rica
- Childcare
-
pay 4.2 times more in Costa Rica
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.9% less in Costa Rica
Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Costa Rica. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Anguilla, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
|
Anguilla
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
$9.75
CRC4,928.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$9.08
CRC4,591.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$2.01
CRC1,016.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$1.49
CRC754.12
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
|
Anguilla
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$2.53
CRC1,280.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
$3.76
CRC1,902.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$6.98
CRC3,526.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$3.21
CRC1,624.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$3.97
CRC2,007.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.79
CRC904.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$0.62
CRC311.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.22
CRC615.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.22
CRC617.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.09
CRC553.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.11
CRC563.09
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
|
Anguilla
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$5.63
CRC2,845.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.00
CRC24,773.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,727,904.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.62
CRC7,898.54
|
|
pay 37.9% less for housing
|
Anguilla
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
$48.50
CRC24,521.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$778.04
CRC393,372.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$547.50
CRC276,815.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
$68.26
CRC34,510.84
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Anguilla
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
$519.07
CRC262,438.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,555,360.23
|
|
pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Anguilla
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$2.73
CRC1,378.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$3.65
CRC1,847.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.58
CRC2,316.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
$59.46
CRC30,063.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.63
CRC4,361.23
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Anguilla
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$65.32
CRC33,027.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.54
CRC22,519.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$110.39
CRC55,810.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$97.22
CRC49,152.46
|
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