Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 63.9% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 39.6% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$9.05
CRC4,635.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$8.98
CRC4,599.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$1.93
CRC988.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$1.48
CRC760.37
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$6.91
CRC3,540.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$4.09
CRC2,096.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$0.62
CRC317.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$1.08
CRC553.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$1.17
CRC598.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$1.09
CRC557.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$1.06
CRC541.74
|
|
pay 16.1% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$45.78
CRC23,445.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,590,519.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$14.02
CRC7,179.94
|
|
pay 21.9% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$45.97
CRC23,541.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$731.28
CRC374,527.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$520.21
CRC266,430.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$63.96
CRC32,755.62
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$476.14
CRC243,855.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,078,606.64
|
|
pay 47.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$4.33
CRC2,217.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$56.36
CRC28,866.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$7.46
CRC3,818.79
|
|
pay 4.0% more for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$71.44
CRC36,586.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$46.89
CRC24,016.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$105.63
CRC54,097.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$95.19
CRC48,751.36
|
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