Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 30.4% more expensive than Slovakia.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 17.1% more for restaurants
|
Slovakia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
€7.81
|
$9.75
CRC4,898.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
€7.65
|
$9.08
CRC4,563.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.51
|
$2.01
CRC1,010.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.33
|
$1.49
CRC749.53
|
|
pay 41.2% more for groceries
|
Slovakia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.29
|
$2.53
CRC1,272.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
€5.79
|
$3.76
CRC1,890.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$6.98
CRC3,505.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
$3.21
CRC1,614.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
€2.99
|
$3.97
CRC1,995.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$1.79
CRC899.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$0.62
CRC310.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$1.22
CRC611.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.45
|
$1.22
CRC613.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$1.09
CRC549.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$1.11
CRC559.66
|
|
pay 37.5% more for transportation
|
Slovakia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€6.08
|
$5.63
CRC2,827.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
€25.59
|
$49.00
CRC24,622.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,429.89
€23,422.72
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,619,910.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.64
€11.16
|
$15.62
CRC7,850.42
|
|
pay 32.4% more for housing
|
Slovakia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.60
€19.75
|
$48.50
CRC24,372.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$566.87
€543.50
|
$778.04
CRC390,976.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.12
€448.82
|
$547.50
CRC275,129.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.07
€164.02
|
$68.26
CRC34,300.61
|
|
pay 32.9% more for childcare
|
Slovakia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.86
€384.33
|
$519.07
CRC260,839.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,069.66
€7,736.97
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,521,518.53
|
|
pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Slovakia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
€1.90
|
$2.73
CRC1,370.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.25
|
$3.65
CRC1,836.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.24
€5.02
|
$4.58
CRC2,302.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.04
€38.39
|
$59.46
CRC29,879.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
€7.88
|
$8.63
CRC4,334.66
|
|
pay 25.1% more for clothing
|
Slovakia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.57
€60.95
|
$65.32
CRC32,826.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.21
€28.00
|
$44.54
CRC22,382.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.92
€75.67
|
$110.39
CRC55,470.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.27
€88.47
|
$97.22
CRC48,853.04
|
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