Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 8.6% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.0% less in Portugal
- Groceries
-
pay 22.4% less in Portugal
- Transportation
-
pay 11.0% less in Portugal
- Housing
-
pay 16.5% more in Portugal
- Childcare
-
pay 10.4% less in Portugal
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 16.8% less in Portugal
- Clothing
-
pay 8.9% less in Portugal
Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Portugal.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 7.0% less for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,938.34
|
$11.32
€10.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,600.95
|
$8.41
€7.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,018.63
|
$1.67
€1.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC755.66
|
$1.20
€1.06
|
|
pay 22.4% less for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,282.89
|
$1.34
€1.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,906.32
|
$5.06
€4.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,534.22
|
$3.79
€3.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,627.41
|
$2.88
€2.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC2,011.79
|
$3.25
€2.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC906.55
|
$0.99
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC312.54
|
$0.61
€0.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC616.27
|
$0.76
€0.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC618.93
|
$1.05
€0.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC554.41
|
$0.68
€0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC564.25
|
$0.85
€0.76
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,850.83
|
$6.79
€6.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC24,824.43
|
$37.96
€33.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,764,223.41
|
$31,047.67
€27,596.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,914.72
|
$10.80
€9.60
|
|
pay 16.5% more for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,571.87
|
$40.33
€35.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC394,178.72
|
$900.66
€800.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC277,382.65
|
$732.72
€651.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,581.54
|
$91.05
€80.93
|
|
pay 10.4% less for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC262,976.20
|
$455.47
€404.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,566,741.44
|
$10,051.70
€8,934.46
|
|
pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,381.67
|
$2.23
€1.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,851.35
|
$1.85
€1.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,321.54
|
$5.67
€5.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC30,124.63
|
$40.99
€36.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,370.16
|
$7.85
€6.98
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC33,095.05
|
$77.92
€69.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,565.56
|
$33.75
€30.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC55,924.83
|
$80.24
€71.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC49,253.16
|
$93.85
€83.42
|
|
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