Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.2 times more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 97.9% more for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,326.01
|
$9.75
CRC4,898.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,158.32
|
$9.08
CRC4,563.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT476.75
|
$2.01
CRC1,010.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT257.80
|
$1.49
CRC749.53
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT206.86
|
$2.53
CRC1,272.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,372.86
|
$3.76
CRC1,890.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,119.82
|
$6.98
CRC3,505.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT797.09
|
$3.21
CRC1,614.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,089.89
|
$3.97
CRC1,995.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT306.00
|
$1.79
CRC899.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT432.33
|
$0.62
CRC310.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT447.46
|
$1.22
CRC611.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT430.94
|
$1.22
CRC613.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT119.13
|
$1.09
CRC549.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT104.57
|
$1.11
CRC559.66
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT963.66
|
$5.63
CRC2,827.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,710.95
|
$49.00
CRC24,622.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT11,314,892.92
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,619,910.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,894.25
|
$15.62
CRC7,850.42
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT6,056.60
|
$48.50
CRC24,372.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT180,740.65
|
$778.04
CRC390,976.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT129,759.10
|
$547.50
CRC275,129.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT19,056.96
|
$68.26
CRC34,300.61
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT107,174.15
|
$519.07
CRC260,839.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,927,285.56
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,521,518.53
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT624.17
|
$2.73
CRC1,370.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT1,030.85
|
$3.65
CRC1,836.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT1,011.70
|
$4.58
CRC2,302.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT19,451.57
|
$59.46
CRC29,879.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,334.41
|
$8.63
CRC4,334.66
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT37,075.97
|
$65.32
CRC32,826.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT22,613.11
|
$44.54
CRC22,382.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT50,780.17
|
$110.39
CRC55,470.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT42,201.97
|
$97.22
CRC48,853.04
|
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