Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 79.3% more expensive than Thailand overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.1 times more in Costa Rica
- Groceries
-
pay 60.1% more in Costa Rica
- Transportation
-
pay 48.0% more in Costa Rica
- Housing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Costa Rica
- Childcare
-
pay 29.1% more in Costa Rica
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.3% more in Costa Rica
- Clothing
-
pay 50.6% more in Costa Rica
The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Thailand. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.
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
THB79.49
|
$9.75
CRC4,951.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB205.11
|
$9.08
CRC4,612.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.01
|
$2.01
CRC1,021.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.93
|
$1.49
CRC757.61
|
|
pay 60.1% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.67
|
$2.53
CRC1,286.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB278.09
|
$3.76
CRC1,911.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB227.74
|
$6.98
CRC3,543.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB69.72
|
$3.21
CRC1,631.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB43.96
|
$3.97
CRC2,016.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB41.94
|
$1.79
CRC908.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.74
|
$0.62
CRC313.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.77
|
$1.22
CRC617.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.43
|
$1.22
CRC620.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.59
|
$1.09
CRC555.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.25
|
$1.11
CRC565.70
|
|
pay 48.0% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.20
|
$5.63
CRC2,858.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB866.50
|
$49.00
CRC24,888.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,068,517.07
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,809,952.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB329.32
|
$15.62
CRC7,935.09
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB583.77
|
$48.50
CRC24,635.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,260.69
|
$778.04
CRC395,193.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,673.72
|
$547.50
CRC278,096.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,879.77
|
$68.26
CRC34,670.56
|
|
pay 29.1% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,640.27
|
$519.07
CRC263,653.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB352,425.28
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,581,071.60
|
|
pay 43.3% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB74.94
|
$2.73
CRC1,385.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.71
|
$3.65
CRC1,856.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.08
|
$4.58
CRC2,327.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,662.32
|
$59.46
CRC30,202.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB184.69
|
$8.63
CRC4,381.41
|
|
pay 50.6% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,315.71
|
$65.32
CRC33,180.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,000.31
|
$44.54
CRC22,623.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,820.36
|
$110.39
CRC56,068.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,233.44
|
$97.22
CRC49,379.95
|
|
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