Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 98.4% more expensive than Peru overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4 times more in Costa Rica
- Groceries
-
pay 97.3% more in Costa Rica
- Transportation
-
pay 63.8% more in Costa Rica
- Housing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Costa Rica
- Childcare
-
pay 2.9 times more in Costa Rica
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.0% more in Costa Rica
- Clothing
-
pay 61.1% more in Costa Rica
The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Peru. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Peru, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN13.53
|
$9.75
CRC4,861.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN20.84
|
$9.08
CRC4,529.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.37
|
$2.01
CRC1,002.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.70
|
$1.49
CRC743.89
|
|
pay 97.3% more for groceries
Peru
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.67
|
$2.53
CRC1,262.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN11.64
|
$3.76
CRC1,876.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN16.74
|
$6.98
CRC3,479.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.67
|
$3.21
CRC1,602.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.69
|
$3.97
CRC1,980.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.57
|
$1.79
CRC892.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
$0.62
CRC307.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.58
|
$1.22
CRC606.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.64
|
$1.22
CRC609.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.57
|
$1.09
CRC545.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.40
|
$1.11
CRC555.45
|
|
pay 63.8% more for transportation
Peru
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN18.76
|
$5.63
CRC2,806.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN63.66
|
$49.00
CRC24,437.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN74,201.69
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,487,364.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN57.99
|
$15.62
CRC7,791.37
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Peru
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN103.19
|
$48.50
CRC24,188.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,174.52
|
$778.04
CRC388,035.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN865.10
|
$547.50
CRC273,059.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN134.39
|
$68.26
CRC34,042.58
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN616.59
|
$519.07
CRC258,877.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN14,729.61
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,479,982.83
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN8.92
|
$2.73
CRC1,360.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.28
|
$3.65
CRC1,822.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN19.52
|
$4.58
CRC2,285.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN116.20
|
$59.46
CRC29,655.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.21
|
$8.63
CRC4,302.05
|
|
pay 61.1% more for clothing
Peru
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN154.27
|
$65.32
CRC32,579.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN94.11
|
$44.54
CRC22,213.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN240.92
|
$110.39
CRC55,053.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN227.30
|
$97.22
CRC48,485.54
|
|
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