Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 34.8% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 62.3% less for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,963.74
|
$2.33
THB80.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,624.61
|
$6.02
THB207.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,023.87
|
$0.70
THB24.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC759.55
|
$0.38
THB13.08
|
|
pay 22.8% less for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,289.48
|
$1.40
THB48.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,916.12
|
$8.16
THB281.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,552.39
|
$6.68
THB230.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,635.78
|
$2.05
THB70.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC2,022.13
|
$1.29
THB44.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC911.22
|
$1.23
THB42.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC314.14
|
$0.52
THB17.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC619.44
|
$0.82
THB28.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC622.11
|
$0.66
THB22.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC557.26
|
$0.69
THB23.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC567.15
|
$0.54
THB18.46
|
|
pay 29.4% less for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,865.49
|
$4.47
THB153.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC24,952.10
|
$25.43
THB876.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,855,577.21
|
$31,362.48
THB1,080,943.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,955.42
|
$9.67
THB333.15
|
|
pay 48.2% less for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,698.23
|
$17.13
THB590.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC396,205.81
|
$389.22
THB13,414.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC278,809.11
|
$225.23
THB7,762.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,759.38
|
$55.17
THB1,901.63
|
|
pay 20.1% less for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC264,328.57
|
$341.66
THB11,775.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,595,368.81
|
$10,344.18
THB356,523.92
|
|
pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,388.77
|
$2.20
THB75.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,860.88
|
$1.90
THB65.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,333.48
|
$3.85
THB132.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC30,279.55
|
$48.79
THB1,681.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,392.64
|
$5.42
THB186.84
|
|
pay 33.1% less for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC33,265.24
|
$38.62
THB1,331.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,681.61
|
$29.36
THB1,011.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC56,212.43
|
$82.78
THB2,853.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC49,506.45
|
$65.55
THB2,259.41
|
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