Cost of living comparison
Peru is 42.7% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Peru instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,963.74
|
$3.74
PEN14.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,624.61
|
$5.76
PEN21.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,023.87
|
$0.93
PEN3.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC759.55
|
$0.47
PEN1.78
|
|
pay 42.8% less for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,289.48
|
$2.12
PEN8.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,916.12
|
$3.22
PEN12.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,552.39
|
$4.63
PEN17.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,635.78
|
$2.67
PEN10.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC2,022.13
|
$2.40
PEN9.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC911.22
|
$0.71
PEN2.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC314.14
|
$0.38
PEN1.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC619.44
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC622.11
|
$0.45
PEN1.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC557.26
|
$0.43
PEN1.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC567.15
|
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
|
pay 27.7% less for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,865.49
|
$5.19
PEN19.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC24,952.10
|
$17.61
PEN66.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,855,577.21
|
$20,522.48
PEN77,800.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,955.42
|
$16.04
PEN60.81
|
|
pay 50.3% less for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,698.23
|
$28.54
PEN108.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC396,205.81
|
$324.84
PEN1,231.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC278,809.11
|
$239.27
PEN907.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,759.38
|
$37.17
PEN140.91
|
|
pay 65.0% less for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC264,328.57
|
$170.53
PEN646.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,595,368.81
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,443.92
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,388.77
|
$2.47
PEN9.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,860.88
|
$2.84
PEN10.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,333.48
|
$5.40
PEN20.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC30,279.55
|
$32.14
PEN121.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,392.64
|
$5.04
PEN19.09
|
|
pay 37.8% less for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC33,265.24
|
$42.67
PEN161.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,681.61
|
$26.03
PEN98.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC56,212.43
|
$66.63
PEN252.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC49,506.45
|
$62.87
PEN238.33
|
|
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