Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 85.9% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB75.93
|
$9.05
CRC4,671.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB186.00
|
$8.98
CRC4,635.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB21.20
|
$1.93
CRC996.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB11.75
|
$1.48
CRC766.28
|
|
pay 73.6% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB46.29
|
$2.46
CRC1,267.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB268.06
|
$3.95
CRC2,040.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB201.72
|
$6.91
CRC3,568.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB64.59
|
$3.22
CRC1,659.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB36.11
|
$4.09
CRC2,112.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB40.05
|
$1.97
CRC1,015.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB16.25
|
$0.62
CRC320.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB26.57
|
$1.08
CRC557.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB21.29
|
$1.17
CRC603.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB21.55
|
$1.09
CRC562.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB15.30
|
$1.06
CRC545.95
|
|
pay 54.2% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB142.79
|
$5.70
CRC2,939.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB743.63
|
$45.78
CRC23,627.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB827,039.24
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,711,679.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB310.64
|
$14.02
CRC7,235.74
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB532.13
|
$45.97
CRC23,724.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB13,220.92
|
$731.28
CRC377,438.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,037.96
|
$520.21
CRC268,500.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,625.24
|
$63.96
CRC33,010.18
|
|
pay 20.2% more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,071.20
|
$476.14
CRC245,750.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB348,034.45
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,118,074.51
|
|
pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB63.01
|
$2.97
CRC1,531.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB60.91
|
$3.43
CRC1,771.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB118.29
|
$4.33
CRC2,234.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,569.89
|
$56.36
CRC29,091.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB183.39
|
$7.46
CRC3,848.47
|
|
pay 69.3% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,149.14
|
$71.44
CRC36,870.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB898.15
|
$46.89
CRC24,202.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,555.75
|
$105.63
CRC54,517.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,085.13
|
$95.19
CRC49,130.23
|
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