Cost of living comparison
India is 67.6% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 75.4% less in India
- Groceries
-
pay 65.6% less in India
- Transportation
-
pay 60.0% less in India
- Housing
-
pay 76.7% less in India
- Childcare
-
pay 87.5% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 49.2% less in India
- Clothing
-
pay 59.1% less in India
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in India.
If you lived in India instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 75.4% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,938.34
|
$2.40
₹205.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,600.95
|
$3.90
₹333.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,018.63
|
$0.40
₹33.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC755.66
|
$0.17
₹14.19
|
|
pay 65.6% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,282.89
|
$0.46
₹39.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,906.32
|
$2.54
₹216.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,534.22
|
$2.56
₹218.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,627.41
|
$0.94
₹80.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC2,011.79
|
$1.37
₹116.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC906.55
|
$0.88
₹75.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC312.54
|
$0.32
₹27.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC616.27
|
$0.48
₹40.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC618.93
|
$0.24
₹20.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC554.41
|
$0.16
₹13.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC564.25
|
$0.19
₹16.03
|
|
pay 60.0% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,850.83
|
$4.62
₹394.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC24,824.43
|
$10.12
₹864.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,764,223.41
|
$13,525.56
₹1,155,217.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,914.72
|
$2.94
₹251.00
|
|
pay 76.7% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,571.87
|
$7.39
₹630.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC394,178.72
|
$138.05
₹11,791.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC277,382.65
|
$90.33
₹7,715.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,581.54
|
$29.97
₹2,559.63
|
|
pay 87.5% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC262,976.20
|
$55.73
₹4,759.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,566,741.44
|
$1,565.54
₹133,712.65
|
|
pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,381.67
|
$1.84
₹156.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,851.35
|
$1.59
₹135.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,321.54
|
$3.59
₹306.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC30,124.63
|
$15.33
₹1,309.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,370.16
|
$3.35
₹286.32
|
|
pay 59.1% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC33,095.05
|
$24.02
₹2,051.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,565.56
|
$25.36
₹2,166.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC55,924.83
|
$41.62
₹3,554.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC49,253.16
|
$31.12
₹2,657.66
|
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