Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 71.2% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 29.1% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
$9.75
CRC4,975.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$9.08
CRC4,635.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$2.01
CRC1,026.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$1.49
CRC761.37
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
$2.53
CRC1,292.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
$3.76
CRC1,920.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
$6.98
CRC3,560.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
$3.21
CRC1,639.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
$3.97
CRC2,026.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
$1.79
CRC913.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
$0.62
CRC314.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
$1.22
CRC620.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
$1.22
CRC623.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
$1.09
CRC558.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
$1.11
CRC568.50
|
|
pay 20.6% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
$5.63
CRC2,872.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$49.00
CRC25,011.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,898,258.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$15.62
CRC7,974.44
|
|
pay 41.8% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$48.50
CRC24,757.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
$778.04
CRC397,152.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
$547.50
CRC279,475.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$68.26
CRC34,842.46
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
$519.07
CRC264,960.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,608,743.64
|
|
pay 58.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$2.73
CRC1,392.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
$3.65
CRC1,865.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$4.58
CRC2,339.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
$59.46
CRC30,351.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
$8.63
CRC4,403.14
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
$65.32
CRC33,344.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$44.54
CRC22,735.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
$110.39
CRC56,346.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
$97.22
CRC49,624.79
|
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