Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 79.3% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB81.19
|
$9.75
CRC4,975.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB209.49
|
$9.08
CRC4,635.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.52
|
$2.01
CRC1,026.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB13.20
|
$1.49
CRC761.37
|
|
pay 60.1% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB48.69
|
$2.53
CRC1,292.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB284.03
|
$3.76
CRC1,920.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB232.60
|
$6.98
CRC3,560.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB71.21
|
$3.21
CRC1,639.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.90
|
$3.97
CRC2,026.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.83
|
$1.79
CRC913.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB18.11
|
$0.62
CRC314.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB28.37
|
$1.22
CRC620.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.91
|
$1.22
CRC623.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB24.09
|
$1.09
CRC558.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.64
|
$1.11
CRC568.50
|
|
pay 48.0% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB155.45
|
$5.63
CRC2,872.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB885.01
|
$49.00
CRC25,011.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,091,344.72
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,898,258.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB336.35
|
$15.62
CRC7,974.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB596.24
|
$48.50
CRC24,757.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,543.99
|
$778.04
CRC397,152.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,837.66
|
$547.50
CRC279,475.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,919.93
|
$68.26
CRC34,842.46
|
|
pay 29.1% more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,888.95
|
$519.07
CRC264,960.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB359,954.45
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,608,743.64
|
|
pay 43.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB76.55
|
$2.73
CRC1,392.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB66.10
|
$3.65
CRC1,865.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB133.88
|
$4.58
CRC2,339.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,697.84
|
$59.46
CRC30,351.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB188.64
|
$8.63
CRC4,403.14
|
|
pay 50.6% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,343.82
|
$65.32
CRC33,344.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,021.68
|
$44.54
CRC22,735.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,880.61
|
$110.39
CRC56,346.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,281.15
|
$97.22
CRC49,624.79
|
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