Cost of living comparison
Tamarindo is 22.0% cheaper than Dublin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.8% less in Tamarindo
- Groceries
-
pay 16.4% more in Tamarindo
- Transportation
-
pay 32.1% less in Tamarindo
- Housing
-
pay 37.4% less in Tamarindo
- Childcare
-
pay 35.1% less in Tamarindo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.6% less in Tamarindo
- Clothing
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pay 13.7% less in Tamarindo
Expenses including housing, childcare, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Tamarindo.
If you lived in Tamarindo instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 26.8% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Tamarindo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€18.20
|
$10.80
CRC5,454.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
$9.28
CRC4,684.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.09
|
$1.99
CRC1,005.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.65
|
$1.46
CRC736.96
|
|
pay 16.4% more for groceries
Dublin
|
Tamarindo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.57
|
$2.59
CRC1,309.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.06
|
$4.26
CRC2,153.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€4.52
|
$7.23
CRC3,647.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€3.58
|
$3.26
CRC1,645.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€3.94
|
$4.40
CRC2,221.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.94
|
$1.95
CRC983.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.63
CRC318.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.08
|
$1.41
CRC709.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.58
|
$1.35
CRC679.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$1.04
CRC525.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.61
|
$1.19
CRC600.64
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Tamarindo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.11
|
$5.49
CRC2,769.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€104.64
|
$55.44
CRC27,987.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€33,371.25
|
$35,472.63
CRC17,908,224.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€22.47
|
$15.94
CRC8,047.82
|
|
pay 37.4% less for housing
Dublin
|
Tamarindo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€47.39
|
$51.60
CRC26,048.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€1,815.38
|
$1,792.59
CRC904,982.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,551.19
|
$821.55
CRC414,755.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€182.23
|
$63.04
CRC31,825.40
|
|
pay 35.1% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Tamarindo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,110.46
|
$513.42
CRC259,200.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,189.26
|
$8,729.74
CRC4,407,176.57
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Tamarindo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.37
|
$2.92
CRC1,471.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€3.68
|
$3.69
CRC1,861.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€15.01
|
$4.82
CRC2,432.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€47.76
|
$96.89
CRC48,913.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€11.83
|
$6.80
CRC3,434.00
|
|
pay 13.7% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Tamarindo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€81.56
|
$73.45
CRC37,081.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€34.89
|
$23.32
CRC11,773.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€82.96
|
$106.89
CRC53,962.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€97.01
|
$117.18
CRC59,157.52
|
|
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