Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Tamarindo, Costa Rica

Tamarindo vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Tamarindo is 9.5% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 6.8% less in Tamarindo
Groceries: pay 20.5% more in Tamarindo
Transportation: pay 12.5% more in Tamarindo
Housing: pay 18.1% more in Tamarindo
Childcare: pay 8.0% less in Tamarindo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% more in Tamarindo
Clothing: pay 10.3% more in Tamarindo

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing in Tamarindo are more expensive than in Rome. Expenses including childcare and restaurants are lower in Tamarindo.

Tamarindo vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tamarindo instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 6.8% less for restaurants

	Rome	Tamarindo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €13.92	$10.80 CRC5,449.87	-32.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.28	$9.28 CRC4,681.34	-13.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €1.93	$1.99 CRC1,004.82	-10.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €0.97	$1.46 CRC736.39	+30.0%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 20.5% more for groceries

	Rome	Tamarindo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.54	$2.59 CRC1,308.07	+45.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.06	$4.26 CRC2,151.40	-39.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.37	$7.23 CRC3,645.01	+16.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.25	$3.26 CRC1,643.90	-13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.24	$4.40 CRC2,219.90	-10.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.93	$1.95 CRC982.91	+81.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.80	$0.63 CRC317.83	-31.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.77	$1.41 CRC709.29	+57.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.95	$1.35 CRC679.45	+23.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.63	$1.04 CRC525.48	+42.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.68	$1.19 CRC600.18	+51.7%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 12.5% more for transportation

	Rome	Tamarindo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.19	$5.49 CRC2,767.67	-23.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €32.48	$55.44 CRC27,965.75	+47.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €23,199.33	$35,472.63 CRC17,894,402.72	+32.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €14.85	$15.94 CRC8,041.60	-7.0%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 18.1% more for housing

	Rome	Tamarindo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €25.50	$51.60 CRC26,028.28	+75.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,021.96	$1,792.59 CRC904,284.26	+51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €660.72	$821.55 CRC414,435.69	+7.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €144.82	$63.04 CRC31,800.84	-62.3%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 8.0% less for childcare

	Rome	Tamarindo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €440.57	$513.42 CRC259,000.44	+0.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,083.22	$8,729.74 CRC4,403,775.16	-16.8%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Tamarindo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.64	$2.92 CRC1,470.58	-45.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.32	$3.69 CRC1,860.03	+141.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.57	$4.82 CRC2,430.82	-25.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €50.49	$96.89 CRC48,876.09	+66.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.28	$6.80 CRC3,431.35	-36.5%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 10.3% more for clothing

	Rome	Tamarindo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €56.66	$73.45 CRC37,053.21	+12.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €26.61	$23.32 CRC11,764.61	-24.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €66.81	$106.89 CRC53,921.15	+38.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €88.59	$117.18 CRC59,111.87	+14.5%
Average			+10.3%

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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: June 2025

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