Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 16.1% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 9.8% more for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.71
|
$9.75
CRC4,949.51
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€7.96
|
$9.08
CRC4,611.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.58
|
$2.01
CRC1,020.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$1.49
CRC757.37
|
|
pay 39.2% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.27
|
$2.53
CRC1,285.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.79
|
$3.76
CRC1,910.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.59
|
$6.98
CRC3,542.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.73
|
$3.21
CRC1,631.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.07
|
$3.97
CRC2,016.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.93
|
$1.79
CRC908.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.62
CRC313.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$1.22
CRC617.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$1.22
CRC620.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.64
|
$1.09
CRC555.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$1.11
CRC565.52
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.42
|
$5.63
CRC2,857.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€35.92
|
$49.00
CRC24,880.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,372.00
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,804,394.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.22
|
$15.62
CRC7,932.62
|
|
pay 10.9% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.16
|
$48.50
CRC24,627.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€852.05
|
$778.04
CRC395,070.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€693.18
|
$547.50
CRC278,009.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€86.13
|
$68.26
CRC34,659.74
|
|
pay 11.7% more for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€430.89
|
$519.07
CRC263,570.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,509.20
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,579,329.78
|
|
pay 31.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.11
|
$2.73
CRC1,384.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.75
|
$3.65
CRC1,855.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.36
|
$4.58
CRC2,326.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€38.78
|
$59.46
CRC30,192.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.43
|
$8.63
CRC4,380.05
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€73.71
|
$65.32
CRC33,169.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€31.93
|
$44.54
CRC22,616.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€75.91
|
$110.39
CRC56,051.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€88.79
|
$97.22
CRC49,364.54
|
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