Cost of living comparison

Namibia

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 80.0% more expensive than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 99.2% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 54.2% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 76.5% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 36.8% more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.4% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 59.2% more in Costa Rica

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Namibia. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Namibia, you would:

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pay 99.2% more for restaurants

	Namibia	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.95 NAD144.51	$9.75 CRC4,870.79	+22.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.23 NAD76.88	$9.08 CRC4,538.01	+114.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 NAD15.14	$2.01 CRC1,004.69	+141.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 NAD12.42	$1.49 CRC745.33	+118.2%
Average			+99.2%

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pay 54.2% more for groceries

	Namibia	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 NAD15.91	$2.53 CRC1,265.34	+189.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.33 NAD60.60	$3.76 CRC1,880.24	+12.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 NAD92.96	$6.98 CRC3,485.87	+36.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 NAD46.62	$3.21 CRC1,605.14	+25.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.33 NAD42.34	$3.97 CRC1,984.26	+70.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD14.43	$1.79 CRC894.15	+125.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 NAD13.92	$0.62 CRC308.26	-19.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 NAD12.95	$1.22 CRC607.84	+70.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD15.12	$1.22 CRC610.46	+46.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD16.62	$1.09 CRC546.82	+19.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD16.95	$1.11 CRC556.53	+19.4%
Average			+54.2%

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pay 76.5% more for transportation

	Namibia	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 NAD86.70	$5.63 CRC2,811.83	+17.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.08 NAD619.34	$49.00 CRC24,484.83	+43.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,621.70 NAD283,865.31	$35,063.37 CRC17,521,201.52	+124.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 NAD129.03	$15.62 CRC7,806.44	+120.0%
Average			+76.5%

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pay 36.8% more for housing

	Namibia	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.90 NAD1,161.14	$48.50 CRC24,235.71	-24.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$452.24 NAD8,217.76	$778.04 CRC388,786.19	+72.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$328.15 NAD5,962.89	$547.50 CRC273,587.94	+66.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.47 NAD935.25	$68.26 CRC34,108.45	+32.6%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Namibia	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.47 NAD3,079.51	$519.07 CRC259,378.58	+206.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,302.57 NAD96,354.21	$10,987.74 CRC5,490,586.13	+107.2%
Average			+156.8%

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pay 77.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.49 NAD27.10	$2.73 CRC1,362.76	+82.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 NAD32.80	$3.65 CRC1,826.03	+102.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.97 NAD53.93	$4.58 CRC2,289.78	+54.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.72 NAD630.87	$59.46 CRC29,712.51	+71.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 NAD89.03	$8.63 CRC4,310.38	+76.1%
Average			+77.4%

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pay 59.2% more for clothing

	Namibia	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.49 NAD681.28	$65.32 CRC32,642.29	+74.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.97 NAD490.05	$44.54 CRC22,256.86	+65.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.06 NAD1,273.09	$110.39 CRC55,159.76	+57.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.59 NAD1,264.49	$97.22 CRC48,579.36	+39.7%
Average			+59.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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