Cost of living comparison
Australia is 54.6% more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Australia instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 37.9% more for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,898.23
|
$16.76
A$26.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,563.57
|
$9.73
A$15.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,010.35
|
$2.56
A$4.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC749.53
|
$2.16
A$3.46
|
|
pay 15.2% more for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,272.46
|
$2.37
A$3.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,890.83
|
$4.36
A$6.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,505.50
|
$5.80
A$9.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,614.19
|
$4.07
A$6.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC1,995.44
|
$3.94
A$6.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC899.19
|
$1.45
A$2.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC310.00
|
$1.26
A$2.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC611.26
|
$1.35
A$2.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC613.90
|
$2.01
A$3.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC549.90
|
$1.12
A$1.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC559.66
|
$0.96
A$1.54
|
|
pay 12.2% more for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,827.67
|
$4.65
A$7.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC24,622.77
|
$83.03
A$132.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,619,910.98
|
$27,742.09
A$44,380.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,850.42
|
$18.38
A$29.40
|
|
pay 61.0% more for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,372.25
|
$55.59
A$88.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC390,976.50
|
$1,182.30
A$1,891.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC275,129.26
|
$957.92
A$1,532.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,300.61
|
$138.16
A$221.03
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC260,839.84
|
$1,485.91
A$2,377.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,521,518.53
|
$14,667.78
A$23,464.70
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,370.44
|
$6.64
A$10.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,836.31
|
$3.55
A$5.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,302.68
|
$28.07
A$44.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC29,879.90
|
$52.89
A$84.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,334.66
|
$13.13
A$21.00
|
|
pay 7.1% more for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC32,826.19
|
$71.78
A$114.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,382.25
|
$50.24
A$80.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC55,470.51
|
$100.30
A$160.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC48,853.04
|
$111.73
A$178.74
|
|
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