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
LBP624,249
|
$9.75
CRC4,898.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$9.08
CRC4,563.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$2.01
CRC1,010.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$1.49
CRC749.53
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
$2.53
CRC1,272.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
$3.76
CRC1,890.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
$6.98
CRC3,505.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
$3.21
CRC1,614.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
$3.97
CRC1,995.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
$1.79
CRC899.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
$0.62
CRC310.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
$1.22
CRC611.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
$1.22
CRC613.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
$1.09
CRC549.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
$1.11
CRC559.66
|
|
pay 20.6% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
$5.63
CRC2,827.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$49.00
CRC24,622.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,619,910.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$15.62
CRC7,850.42
|
|
pay 41.8% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$48.50
CRC24,372.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
$778.04
CRC390,976.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
$547.50
CRC275,129.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$68.26
CRC34,300.61
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
$519.07
CRC260,839.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,521,518.53
|
|
pay 58.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$2.73
CRC1,370.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
$3.65
CRC1,836.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$4.58
CRC2,302.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
$59.46
CRC29,879.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
$8.63
CRC4,334.66
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
$65.32
CRC32,826.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$44.54
CRC22,382.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
$110.39
CRC55,470.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
$97.22
CRC48,853.04
|
|
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