Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 46.8% more expensive than Comoros.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Comoros, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Comoros
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
KMF758
|
$9.75
CRC4,898.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,595
|
$9.08
CRC4,563.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF731
|
$2.01
CRC1,010.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF531
|
$1.49
CRC749.53
|
|
pay 67.9% more for groceries
|
Comoros
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF288
|
$2.53
CRC1,272.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,423
|
$3.76
CRC1,890.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,362
|
$6.98
CRC3,505.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,265
|
$3.21
CRC1,614.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,250
|
$3.97
CRC1,995.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,147
|
$1.79
CRC899.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF101
|
$0.62
CRC310.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF115
|
$1.22
CRC611.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF844
|
$1.22
CRC613.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF691
|
$1.09
CRC549.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF575
|
$1.11
CRC559.66
|
|
pay 48.2% more for transportation
|
Comoros
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,148
|
$5.63
CRC2,827.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,599
|
$49.00
CRC24,622.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,605,165
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,619,910.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,867
|
$15.62
CRC7,850.42
|
|
pay 19.8% less for housing
|
Comoros
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF73,527
|
$48.50
CRC24,372.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF328,634
|
$778.04
CRC390,976.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF273,019
|
$547.50
CRC275,129.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,663
|
$68.26
CRC34,300.61
|
|
pay 8.8% more for childcare
|
Comoros
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF179,991
|
$519.07
CRC260,839.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,351,745
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,521,518.53
|
|
pay 71.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Comoros
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF741
|
$2.73
CRC1,370.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,408
|
$3.65
CRC1,836.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF885
|
$4.58
CRC2,302.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,531
|
$59.46
CRC29,879.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,937
|
$8.63
CRC4,334.66
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
|
Comoros
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$65.32
CRC32,826.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$44.54
CRC22,382.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,548
|
$110.39
CRC55,470.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,425
|
$97.22
CRC48,853.04
|
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