Cost of living comparison
Spain is 6.3% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Spain instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 13.9% more for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,963.74
|
$13.87
€13.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,624.61
|
$9.22
€8.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,023.87
|
$2.13
€2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC759.55
|
$1.58
€1.52
|
|
pay 14.8% less for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,289.48
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,916.12
|
$6.37
€6.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,552.39
|
$4.16
€3.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,635.78
|
$2.66
€2.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC2,022.13
|
$3.36
€3.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC911.22
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC314.14
|
$0.81
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC619.44
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC622.11
|
$1.13
€1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC557.26
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC567.15
|
$0.81
€0.78
|
|
pay 6.9% less for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,865.49
|
$6.38
€6.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC24,952.10
|
$34.26
€32.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,855,577.21
|
$33,643.92
€32,294.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,955.42
|
$14.57
€13.98
|
|
pay 14.1% more for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,698.23
|
$31.87
€30.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC396,205.81
|
$872.36
€837.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC278,809.11
|
$692.13
€664.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,759.38
|
$103.97
€99.80
|
|
pay 29.4% less for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC264,328.57
|
$385.97
€370.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,595,368.81
|
$7,352.21
€7,057.21
|
|
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,388.77
|
$2.84
€2.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,860.88
|
$1.98
€1.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,333.48
|
$5.66
€5.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC30,279.55
|
$42.87
€41.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,392.64
|
$8.63
€8.29
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC33,265.24
|
$75.89
€72.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,681.61
|
$32.12
€30.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC56,212.43
|
$77.96
€74.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC49,506.45
|
$91.38
€87.72
|
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