Cost of living comparison

Heredia, Costa Rica

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Heredia Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 13.2% more expensive than Heredia.

Restaurants: pay 11.0% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 4.6% less in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 63.4% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 12.2% more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 2.4% less in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 0.8% more in Costa Rica

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

Costa Rica vs. Heredia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.0% more for restaurants

	Heredia	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.48 CRC3,807.20	$9.75 CRC4,959.77	+30.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.21 CRC4,175.20	$9.08 CRC4,620.91	+10.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 CRC1,013.53	$2.01 CRC1,023.05	+0.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.46 CRC742.78	$1.49 CRC758.94	+2.2%
Average			+11.0%

Heredia vs. Costa Rica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.6% less for groceries

	Heredia	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 CRC1,319.41	$2.53 CRC1,288.45	-2.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 CRC2,170.05	$3.76 CRC1,914.59	-11.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 CRC2,605.36	$6.98 CRC3,549.55	+36.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.26 CRC1,658.15	$3.21 CRC1,634.47	-1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 CRC2,239.14	$3.97 CRC2,020.51	-9.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 CRC991.44	$1.79 CRC910.49	-8.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 CRC320.58	$0.62 CRC313.89	-2.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 CRC809.15	$1.22 CRC618.94	-23.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 CRC657.87	$1.22 CRC621.61	-5.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 CRC660.40	$1.09 CRC556.81	-15.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 CRC605.38	$1.11 CRC566.69	-6.4%
Average			-4.6%

Heredia vs. Costa Rica - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.4% more for transportation

	Heredia	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 CRC2,791.66	$5.63 CRC2,863.20	+2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.58 CRC7,416.62	$49.00 CRC24,932.12	+236.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,123.42 CRC15,327,690.73	$35,063.37 CRC17,841,283.35	+16.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.90 CRC8,089.07	$15.62 CRC7,949.05	-1.7%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 12.2% more for housing

	Heredia	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.56 CRC27,252.95	$48.50 CRC24,678.46	-9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$823.51 CRC419,025.80	$778.04 CRC395,888.64	-5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$592.96 CRC301,714.11	$547.50 CRC278,585.92	-7.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.88 CRC20,291.15	$68.26 CRC34,731.55	+71.2%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 2.4% less for childcare

	Heredia	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$485.86 CRC247,220.82	$519.07 CRC264,116.97	+6.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,409.58 CRC6,314,364.30	$10,987.74 CRC5,590,889.57	-11.5%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Heredia	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 CRC1,087.77	$2.73 CRC1,387.66	+27.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.39 CRC1,725.72	$3.65 CRC1,859.39	+7.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.98 CRC2,024.37	$4.58 CRC2,331.61	+15.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.59 CRC24,722.08	$59.46 CRC30,255.31	+22.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.72 CRC4,944.42	$8.63 CRC4,389.12	-11.2%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 0.8% more for clothing

	Heredia	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.78 CRC32,962.78	$65.32 CRC33,238.61	+0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.76 CRC25,827.48	$44.54 CRC22,663.45	-12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.61 CRC59,333.00	$110.39 CRC56,167.43	-5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.98 CRC41,203.47	$97.22 CRC49,466.82	+20.1%
Average			+0.8%

Heredia vs. Costa Rica - Cost of clothing

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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: May 2025

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