Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 25.3% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 29.1% less in Armenia
- Groceries
-
pay 37.7% less in Armenia
- Transportation
-
pay 44.9% less in Armenia
- Housing
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pay 15.1% less in Armenia
- Childcare
-
pay 32.8% less in Armenia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 24.8% less in Armenia
- Clothing
-
pay 7.0% more in Armenia
Expenses including transportation, groceries, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Armenia.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,917.04
|
$10.61
AMD4,076.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,581.11
|
$9.00
AMD3,458.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,014.24
|
$0.86
AMD330.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC752.41
|
$0.49
AMD188.82
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,277.35
|
$0.70
AMD268.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,898.10
|
$3.88
AMD1,491.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,518.97
|
$5.47
AMD2,102.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,620.39
|
$2.20
AMD843.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC2,003.11
|
$3.20
AMD1,231.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC902.64
|
$0.56
AMD214.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC311.19
|
$0.73
AMD281.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC613.61
|
$0.64
AMD245.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC616.26
|
$0.80
AMD305.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC552.02
|
$0.34
AMD128.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC561.81
|
$0.31
AMD120.80
|
|
pay 44.9% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,838.54
|
$4.63
AMD1,777.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC24,717.36
|
$12.86
AMD4,941.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,687,604.54
|
$30,864.95
AMD11,859,239.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,880.58
|
$3.76
AMD1,442.87
|
|
pay 15.1% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,465.89
|
$19.21
AMD7,380.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC392,478.59
|
$684.28
AMD262,919.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC276,186.27
|
$447.92
AMD172,103.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,432.39
|
$89.01
AMD34,199.33
|
|
pay 32.8% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC261,841.96
|
$270.71
AMD104,015.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,542,731.53
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,472,824.65
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,375.71
|
$1.67
AMD642.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,843.37
|
$2.87
AMD1,101.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,311.53
|
$2.57
AMD988.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC29,994.70
|
$67.15
AMD25,802.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,351.31
|
$5.79
AMD2,223.61
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC32,952.30
|
$70.99
AMD27,276.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,468.24
|
$51.27
AMD19,698.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC55,683.62
|
$139.93
AMD53,764.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC49,040.73
|
$75.15
AMD28,874.67
|
|
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