Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.5 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES396.73
|
$9.05
CRC4,635.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES743.70
|
$8.98
CRC4,599.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES77.79
|
$1.93
CRC988.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES61.30
|
$1.48
CRC760.37
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.82
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES551.59
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES368.69
|
$6.91
CRC3,540.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES208.92
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES298.54
|
$4.09
CRC2,096.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES130.18
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.49
|
$0.62
CRC317.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES77.66
|
$1.08
CRC553.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.97
|
$1.17
CRC598.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES37.59
|
$1.09
CRC557.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.82
|
$1.06
CRC541.74
|
|
pay 43.5% more for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES726.48
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,327.91
|
$45.78
CRC23,445.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,188,119.89
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,590,519.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,146.01
|
$14.02
CRC7,179.94
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,053.65
|
$45.97
CRC23,541.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES23,791.42
|
$731.28
CRC374,527.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,542.15
|
$520.21
CRC266,430.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,580.86
|
$63.96
CRC32,755.62
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,547.46
|
$476.14
CRC243,855.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES797,360.93
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,078,606.64
|
|
pay 58.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES250.45
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES273.64
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES343.10
|
$4.33
CRC2,217.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,894.17
|
$56.36
CRC28,866.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES744.06
|
$7.46
CRC3,818.79
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,720.25
|
$71.44
CRC36,586.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,648.31
|
$46.89
CRC24,016.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,872.84
|
$105.63
CRC54,097.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,063.81
|
$95.19
CRC48,751.36
|
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