Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 5.7% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Italy, you would:
pay 12.1% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.32
|
$9.75
CRC4,975.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.54
|
$9.08
CRC4,635.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.42
|
$2.01
CRC1,026.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.16
|
$1.49
CRC761.37
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
$2.53
CRC1,292.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.48
|
$3.76
CRC1,920.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.25
|
$6.98
CRC3,560.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.23
|
$3.21
CRC1,639.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.79
|
$3.97
CRC2,026.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$1.79
CRC913.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.62
CRC314.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$1.22
CRC620.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.24
|
$1.22
CRC623.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$1.09
CRC558.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.11
CRC568.50
|
|
pay 2.5% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.85
|
$5.63
CRC2,872.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€36.80
|
$49.00
CRC25,011.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€26,765.75
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,898,258.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.14
|
$15.62
CRC7,974.44
|
|
pay 9.8% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.38
|
$48.50
CRC24,757.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€622.30
|
$778.04
CRC397,152.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€485.48
|
$547.50
CRC279,475.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€142.63
|
$68.26
CRC34,842.46
|
|
pay 9.1% more for childcare
|
Italy
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€482.45
|
$519.07
CRC264,960.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,976.76
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,608,743.64
|
|
pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.75
|
$2.73
CRC1,392.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.60
|
$3.65
CRC1,865.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
$4.58
CRC2,339.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.43
|
$59.46
CRC30,351.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.91
|
$8.63
CRC4,403.14
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€74.36
|
$65.32
CRC33,344.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.12
|
$44.54
CRC22,735.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€81.62
|
$110.39
CRC56,346.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€109.47
|
$97.22
CRC49,624.79
|
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