Cost of living comparison
Anguilla is 34.1% more expensive than Costa Rica overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 89.4% more in Anguilla
- Groceries
-
pay 50.5% more in Anguilla
- Transportation
-
pay 21.9% more in Anguilla
- Housing
-
pay 98.5% more in Anguilla
- Childcare
-
pay 75.2% less in Anguilla
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 19.7% more in Anguilla
The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Anguilla are more expensive than in Costa Rica. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Anguilla.
If you lived in Anguilla instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 89.4% more for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,861.38
|
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,529.24
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,002.75
|
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC743.89
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
pay 50.5% more for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,262.89
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,876.61
|
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,479.13
|
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,602.04
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC1,980.43
|
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC892.43
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC307.67
|
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC606.66
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC609.28
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC545.77
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC555.45
|
?? | |
pay 21.9% more for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,806.40
|
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC24,437.54
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,487,364.97
|
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,791.37
|
?? | |
pay 98.5% more for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,188.91
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC388,035.38
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC273,059.59
|
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,042.58
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC258,877.67
|
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,479,982.83
|
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
|
pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,360.13
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,822.50
|
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,285.36
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC29,655.13
|
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,302.05
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC32,579.25
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,213.88
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC55,053.23
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC48,485.54
|
?? |
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