Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 24.0% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.0% less in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 42.9% less in Moscow
- Transportation
-
pay 44.5% less in Moscow
- Housing
-
pay 7.4% less in Moscow
- Childcare
-
pay 7.7% less in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.3% less in Moscow
- Clothing
-
pay 5.7% more in Moscow
Expenses including transportation, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are lower in Moscow.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 41.0% less for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,910.60
|
$9.19
RUB775.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,575.11
|
$5.10
RUB430.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,012.91
|
$1.07
RUB90.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC751.42
|
$0.49
RUB40.97
|
|
pay 42.9% less for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,275.68
|
$0.62
RUB52.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,895.61
|
$4.41
RUB372.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,514.36
|
$3.57
RUB301.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,618.26
|
$1.52
RUB128.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC2,000.48
|
$1.99
RUB167.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC901.46
|
$0.68
RUB57.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC310.78
|
$0.67
RUB56.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC612.81
|
$0.72
RUB60.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC615.45
|
$1.12
RUB94.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC551.29
|
$0.25
RUB21.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC561.08
|
$0.21
RUB17.67
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,834.82
|
$2.22
RUB187.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC24,684.99
|
$28.58
RUB2,413.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,664,435.33
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,585,822.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,870.26
|
$5.82
RUB491.31
|
|
pay 7.4% less for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,433.84
|
$6.38
RUB538.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC391,964.48
|
$960.52
RUB81,109.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC275,824.49
|
$583.26
RUB49,252.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,387.28
|
$86.66
RUB7,317.85
|
|
pay 7.7% less for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC261,498.97
|
$466.53
RUB39,395.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,535,471.04
|
$10,413.52
RUB879,356.25
|
|
pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,373.90
|
$3.06
RUB258.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,840.96
|
$2.52
RUB213.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,308.50
|
$2.45
RUB206.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC29,955.41
|
$32.34
RUB2,730.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,345.61
|
$5.10
RUB430.97
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC32,909.14
|
$81.16
RUB6,853.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,438.81
|
$42.31
RUB3,572.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC55,610.68
|
$108.95
RUB9,200.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC48,976.49
|
$101.97
RUB8,610.72
|
|
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