Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 12.3% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Spain, you would:
pay 10.2% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.24
|
$9.05
CRC4,635.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
$8.98
CRC4,599.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$1.93
CRC988.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$1.48
CRC760.37
|
|
pay 35.9% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$6.91
CRC3,540.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.00
|
$4.09
CRC2,096.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.62
CRC317.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.08
CRC553.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$1.17
CRC598.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$1.09
CRC557.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$1.06
CRC541.74
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.01
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.60
|
$45.78
CRC23,445.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,952.54
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,590,519.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.23
|
$14.02
CRC7,179.94
|
|
pay 9.4% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.09
|
$45.97
CRC23,541.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€761.81
|
$731.28
CRC374,527.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€611.80
|
$520.21
CRC266,430.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.09
|
$63.96
CRC32,755.62
|
|
pay 29.3% more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€350.49
|
$476.14
CRC243,855.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,814.46
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,078,606.64
|
|
pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
$4.33
CRC2,217.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.57
|
$56.36
CRC28,866.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.78
|
$7.46
CRC3,818.79
|
|
pay 22.8% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.20
|
$71.44
CRC36,586.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.93
|
$46.89
CRC24,016.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.06
|
$105.63
CRC54,097.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.57
|
$95.19
CRC48,751.36
|
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