Cost of living comparison

Costa Rica

compared to

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 3.5% more expensive than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.5% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 29.2% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 24.0% less in Warsaw
Housing: pay 63.5% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 6.2% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 3.8% more in Warsaw

The cost of housing, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Warsaw are more expensive than in Costa Rica. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Warsaw.

Warsaw vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Warsaw instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 1.5% more for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.75 CRC4,870.79	$9.90 PLN38.21	+1.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.08 CRC4,538.01	$8.66 PLN33.43	-4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 CRC1,004.69	$1.79 PLN6.92	-10.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 CRC745.33	$1.79 PLN6.91	+20.0%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 29.2% less for groceries

	Costa Rica	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$2.53 CRC1,265.34	$1.09 PLN4.20	-57.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 CRC1,880.24	$4.36 PLN16.82	+15.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 CRC3,485.87	$3.80 PLN14.65	-45.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.21 CRC1,605.14	$3.02 PLN11.67	-5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.97 CRC1,984.26	$2.54 PLN9.80	-36.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 CRC894.15	$0.45 PLN1.75	-74.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC308.26	$0.75 PLN2.88	+21.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 CRC607.84	$0.82 PLN3.17	-32.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 CRC610.46	$1.39 PLN5.35	+13.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 CRC546.82	$0.41 PLN1.60	-62.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 CRC556.53	$0.47 PLN1.81	-58.0%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 24.0% less for transportation

	Costa Rica	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.63 CRC2,811.83	$6.20 PLN23.93	+10.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.00 CRC24,484.83	$27.22 PLN105.06	-44.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,063.37 CRC17,521,201.52	$30,732.76 PLN118,622.66	-12.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.62 CRC7,806.44	$7.92 PLN30.56	-49.3%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 63.5% more for housing

	Costa Rica	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.50 CRC24,235.71	$17.20 PLN66.37	-64.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$778.04 CRC388,786.19	$1,070.18 PLN4,130.71	+37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.50 CRC273,587.94	$832.44 PLN3,213.04	+52.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.26 CRC34,108.45	$224.46 PLN866.38	+228.8%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 6.2% more for childcare

	Costa Rica	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.07 CRC259,378.58	$507.82 PLN1,960.10	-2.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,987.74 CRC5,490,586.13	$12,579.90 PLN48,556.04	+14.5%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 CRC1,362.76	$3.71 PLN14.33	+36.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 CRC1,826.03	$3.66 PLN14.13	+0.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.58 CRC2,289.78	$4.76 PLN18.39	+4.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.46 CRC29,712.51	$42.25 PLN163.07	-28.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.63 CRC4,310.38	$8.66 PLN33.43	+0.4%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 3.8% more for clothing

	Costa Rica	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.32 CRC32,642.29	$89.45 PLN345.26	+36.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.54 CRC22,256.86	$41.56 PLN160.40	-6.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.39 CRC55,159.76	$88.32 PLN340.91	-20.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.22 CRC48,579.36	$102.18 PLN394.38	+5.1%
Average			+3.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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