Cost of living comparison
Japan is 14.2% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Japan instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,898.23
|
$6.44
¥1,008
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,563.57
|
$4.94
¥773
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,010.35
|
$0.97
¥152
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC749.53
|
$0.73
¥115
|
|
pay 11.3% more for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,272.46
|
$1.52
¥238
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,890.83
|
$5.72
¥895
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,505.50
|
$5.46
¥854
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,614.19
|
$2.02
¥316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC1,995.44
|
$2.73
¥427
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC899.19
|
$2.17
¥340
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC310.00
|
$1.02
¥160
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC611.26
|
$1.64
¥257
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC613.90
|
$2.04
¥319
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC549.90
|
$1.26
¥198
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC559.66
|
$1.08
¥169
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,827.67
|
$4.22
¥661
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC24,622.77
|
$57.82
¥9,045
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,619,910.98
|
$22,042.19
¥3,448,391
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,850.42
|
$25.42
¥3,977
|
|
pay 11.7% less for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,372.25
|
$31.09
¥4,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC390,976.50
|
$500.38
¥78,281
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC275,129.26
|
$325.42
¥50,910
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,300.61
|
$113.04
¥17,684
|
|
pay 21.8% less for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC260,839.84
|
$288.10
¥45,072
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,521,518.53
|
$11,095.30
¥1,735,805
|
|
pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,370.44
|
$2.71
¥424
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,836.31
|
$2.78
¥435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,302.68
|
$3.98
¥623
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC29,879.90
|
$57.72
¥9,029
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,334.66
|
$11.97
¥1,873
|
|
pay 36.2% less for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC32,826.19
|
$40.54
¥6,343
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,382.25
|
$26.82
¥4,195
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC55,470.51
|
$54.08
¥8,460
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC48,853.04
|
$81.66
¥12,776
|
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