Cost of living comparison

Santa Ana, Costa Rica

compared to

Moscow, Russia

Moscow vs. Santa Ana Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 22.1% cheaper than Santa Ana.

Restaurants: pay 40.0% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 42.8% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 22.1% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 4.8% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 9.1% less in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.5% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 7.1% less in Moscow

Expenses including groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, and clothing are lower in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Santa Ana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Santa Ana, you would:

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pay 40.0% less for restaurants

	Santa Ana	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.72 CRC4,901.83	$9.19 RUB721.42	-5.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 CRC4,656.74	$5.10 RUB400.79	-44.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 CRC947.69	$1.07 RUB84.19	-42.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.46 CRC736.38	$0.49 RUB38.10	-66.8%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 42.8% less for groceries

	Santa Ana	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 CRC1,308.05	$0.62 RUB48.58	-76.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 CRC2,151.36	$4.41 RUB345.98	+3.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.45 CRC3,253.39	$3.57 RUB280.09	-44.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.26 CRC1,643.87	$1.52 RUB119.32	-53.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 CRC2,219.86	$1.99 RUB155.91	-54.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 CRC982.90	$0.68 RUB53.18	-65.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 CRC317.82	$0.67 RUB52.40	+5.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 CRC385.74	$0.72 RUB56.19	-6.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 CRC679.43	$1.12 RUB88.22	-16.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 CRC632.00	$0.25 RUB19.57	-80.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 CRC600.17	$0.21 RUB16.43	-82.4%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 22.1% less for transportation

	Santa Ana	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 CRC2,767.61	$2.22 RUB174.19	-59.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.43 CRC9,803.65	$28.58 RUB2,244.43	+47.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,982.04 CRC17,646,576.58	$30,621.85 RUB2,404,747.03	-12.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.94 CRC8,041.45	$5.82 RUB456.90	-63.5%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 4.8% more for housing

	Santa Ana	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.29 CRC23,855.56	$6.38 RUB500.90	-86.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$831.69 CRC419,543.15	$960.52 RUB75,430.06	+15.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$586.85 CRC296,034.86	$583.26 RUB45,803.89	-0.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.39 CRC22,894.41	$86.66 RUB6,805.41	+90.9%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 9.1% less for childcare

	Santa Ana	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$521.49 CRC263,064.71	$466.53 RUB36,637.03	-10.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,268.88 CRC5,684,550.53	$10,413.52 RUB817,778.19	-7.6%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Santa Ana	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.92 CRC1,470.55	$3.06 RUB240.47	+5.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 CRC1,859.99	$2.52 RUB198.24	-31.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.05 CRC2,548.95	$2.45 RUB192.38	-51.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$97.94 CRC49,403.32	$32.34 RUB2,539.57	-67.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.72 CRC4,901.83	$5.10 RUB400.79	-47.5%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 7.1% less for clothing

	Santa Ana	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.45 CRC37,052.49	$81.16 RUB6,373.17	+10.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.76 CRC25,605.01	$42.31 RUB3,322.46	-16.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.85 CRC60,455.86	$108.95 RUB8,556.09	-9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.18 CRC59,110.71	$101.97 RUB8,007.75	-13.0%
Average			-7.1%

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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: July 2025

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