Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,975.61
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,635.67
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,026.32
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC761.37
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,292.57
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,920.70
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,560.88
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,639.69
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC2,026.96
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC913.40
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC314.90
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC620.92
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC623.60
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC558.59
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC568.50
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,872.34
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC25,011.74
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,898,258.10
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,974.44
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Costa Rica
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,757.27
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC397,152.88
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC279,475.56
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,842.46
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC264,960.41
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,608,743.64
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,392.09
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,865.32
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,339.06
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC30,351.92
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,403.14
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Tuvalu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC33,344.76
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,735.83
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC56,346.79
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC49,624.79
|
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