Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 95.1% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 37.3% more for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.59
ARS8,780.57
|
$9.75
CRC4,898.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.73
ARS6,876.91
|
$9.08
CRC4,563.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ARS1,350.37
|
$2.01
CRC1,010.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ARS1,024.57
|
$1.49
CRC749.53
|
|
pay 66.2% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
ARS1,459.10
|
$2.53
CRC1,272.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
ARS3,919.55
|
$3.76
CRC1,890.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
ARS4,372.24
|
$6.98
CRC3,505.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
ARS1,830.88
|
$3.21
CRC1,614.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ARS2,698.94
|
$3.97
CRC1,995.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
ARS925.69
|
$1.79
CRC899.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ARS866.48
|
$0.62
CRC310.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ARS658.37
|
$1.22
CRC611.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
ARS1,028.66
|
$1.22
CRC613.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS473.93
|
$1.09
CRC549.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS466.88
|
$1.11
CRC559.66
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ARS3,741.14
|
$5.63
CRC2,827.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.28
ARS13,567.78
|
$49.00
CRC24,622.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,930.00
ARS29,563,205.09
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,619,910.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.90
ARS10,112.85
|
$15.62
CRC7,850.42
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.37
ARS19,790.96
|
$48.50
CRC24,372.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.40
ARS310,044.27
|
$778.04
CRC390,976.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.72
ARS226,568.32
|
$547.50
CRC275,129.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.92
ARS42,840.96
|
$68.26
CRC34,300.61
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.69
ARS177,489.08
|
$519.07
CRC260,839.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,841.72
ARS2,903,917.37
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,521,518.53
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.81
ARS1,848.85
|
$2.73
CRC1,370.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
ARS2,132.03
|
$3.65
CRC1,836.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
ARS2,409.10
|
$4.58
CRC2,302.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.92
ARS19,331.90
|
$59.46
CRC29,879.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
ARS4,868.02
|
$8.63
CRC4,334.66
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.59
ARS81,335.99
|
$65.32
CRC32,826.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.14
ARS70,656.89
|
$44.54
CRC22,382.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.64
ARS109,994.40
|
$110.39
CRC55,470.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
ARS102,389.64
|
$97.22
CRC48,853.04
|
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