Cost of living comparison

Costa Rica

compared to

Czech Republic

Czech Republic vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Czech Republic is 12.0% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.9% less in Czech Republic
Groceries: pay 23.4% less in Czech Republic
Transportation: pay 21.6% less in Czech Republic
Housing: pay 24.4% more in Czech Republic
Childcare: pay 28.7% less in Czech Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% less in Czech Republic
Clothing: pay 10.9% less in Czech Republic

Expenses including childcare, groceries, transportation, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Czech Republic.

Czech Republic vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 16.9% less for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Czech Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.75 CRC4,858.31	$7.70 CZK177.00	-21.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.08 CRC4,526.38	$7.61 CZK175.10	-16.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 CRC1,002.12	$1.59 CZK36.64	-20.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 CRC743.42	$1.35 CZK31.06	-9.5%
Average			-16.9%

Costa Rica vs. Czech Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.4% less for groceries

	Costa Rica	Czech Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$2.53 CRC1,262.09	$1.29 CZK29.61	-49.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 CRC1,875.42	$5.47 CZK125.70	+45.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 CRC3,476.94	$3.90 CZK89.58	-44.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.21 CRC1,601.03	$2.64 CZK60.75	-17.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.97 CRC1,979.18	$3.73 CZK85.70	-6.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 CRC891.86	$0.62 CZK14.18	-65.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC307.47	$0.71 CZK16.29	+14.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 CRC606.28	$0.88 CZK20.18	-27.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 CRC608.89	$1.29 CZK29.72	+5.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 CRC545.42	$0.51 CZK11.61	-53.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 CRC555.10	$0.46 CZK10.69	-58.3%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 21.6% less for transportation

	Costa Rica	Czech Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.63 CRC2,804.63	$5.95 CZK136.93	+5.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.00 CRC24,422.09	$21.06 CZK484.45	-57.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,063.37 CRC17,476,309.95	$31,453.98 CZK723,394.30	-10.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.62 CRC7,786.44	$11.74 CZK269.98	-24.9%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 24.4% more for housing

	Costa Rica	Czech Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.50 CRC24,173.62	$18.70 CZK429.97	-61.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$778.04 CRC387,790.07	$610.48 CZK14,040.09	-21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.50 CRC272,886.97	$493.17 CZK11,342.16	-9.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.26 CRC34,021.06	$198.15 CZK4,557.13	+190.3%
Average			+24.4%

Costa Rica vs. Czech Republic - Cost of housing

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pay 28.7% less for childcare

	Costa Rica	Czech Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.07 CRC258,714.02	$363.72 CZK8,364.97	-29.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,987.74 CRC5,476,518.54	$7,967.34 CZK183,236.98	-27.5%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Czech Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 CRC1,359.27	$1.90 CZK43.69	-30.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 CRC1,821.35	$2.60 CZK59.80	-28.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.58 CRC2,283.92	$6.46 CZK148.63	+41.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.46 CRC29,636.38	$47.23 CZK1,086.11	-20.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.63 CRC4,299.33	$8.95 CZK205.76	+3.7%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 10.9% less for clothing

	Costa Rica	Czech Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.32 CRC32,558.66	$69.75 CZK1,604.03	+6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.54 CRC22,199.83	$31.40 CZK722.07	-29.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.39 CRC55,018.43	$80.03 CZK1,840.65	-27.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.22 CRC48,454.89	$103.55 CZK2,381.51	+6.5%
Average			-10.9%

Costa Rica vs. Czech Republic - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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