Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 80.0% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 99.2% more for restaurants
|
Namibia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.95
NAD145.12
|
$9.75
CRC4,975.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
NAD77.20
|
$9.08
CRC4,635.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.20
|
$2.01
CRC1,026.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.47
|
$1.49
CRC761.37
|
|
pay 54.2% more for groceries
|
Namibia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
NAD15.98
|
$2.53
CRC1,292.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.33
NAD60.85
|
$3.76
CRC1,920.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
NAD93.35
|
$6.98
CRC3,560.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
NAD46.81
|
$3.21
CRC1,639.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
$3.97
CRC2,026.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
$1.79
CRC913.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
NAD13.98
|
$0.62
CRC314.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
$1.22
CRC620.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NAD15.18
|
$1.22
CRC623.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
$1.09
CRC558.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
$1.11
CRC568.50
|
|
pay 76.5% more for transportation
|
Namibia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
NAD87.06
|
$5.63
CRC2,872.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
$49.00
CRC25,011.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,621.70
NAD285,059.89
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,898,258.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
$15.62
CRC7,974.44
|
|
pay 36.8% more for housing
|
Namibia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.90
NAD1,166.02
|
$48.50
CRC24,757.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$452.24
NAD8,252.34
|
$778.04
CRC397,152.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.15
NAD5,987.98
|
$547.50
CRC279,475.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
NAD939.19
|
$68.26
CRC34,842.46
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Namibia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
$519.07
CRC264,960.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,608,743.64
|
|
pay 77.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Namibia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
NAD27.21
|
$2.73
CRC1,392.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
NAD32.94
|
$3.65
CRC1,865.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NAD54.16
|
$4.58
CRC2,339.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.72
NAD633.52
|
$59.46
CRC30,351.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
NAD89.41
|
$8.63
CRC4,403.14
|
|
pay 59.2% more for clothing
|
Namibia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
$65.32
CRC33,344.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
$44.54
CRC22,735.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
$110.39
CRC56,346.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.59
NAD1,269.81
|
$97.22
CRC49,624.79
|
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