Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 3.9 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 82.9% more for restaurants
|
Lesotho
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$9.75
CRC4,898.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
$9.08
CRC4,563.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
$2.01
CRC1,010.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
$1.49
CRC749.53
|
|
pay 68.6% more for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
$2.53
CRC1,272.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
$3.76
CRC1,890.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
$6.98
CRC3,505.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
$3.21
CRC1,614.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
$3.97
CRC1,995.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
$1.79
CRC899.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
$0.62
CRC310.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
$1.22
CRC611.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
$1.22
CRC613.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
$1.09
CRC549.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
$1.11
CRC559.66
|
|
pay 87.0% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
$5.63
CRC2,827.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
$49.00
CRC24,622.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,619,910.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
$15.62
CRC7,850.42
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
$48.50
CRC24,372.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
$778.04
CRC390,976.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
$547.50
CRC275,129.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$68.26
CRC34,300.61
|
|
pay 13.8 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
$519.07
CRC260,839.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,521,518.53
|
|
pay 99.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
$2.73
CRC1,370.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
$3.65
CRC1,836.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
$4.58
CRC2,302.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
$59.46
CRC29,879.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.63
CRC4,334.66
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
$65.32
CRC32,826.19
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
$44.54
CRC22,382.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
$110.39
CRC55,470.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
$97.22
CRC48,853.04
|
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