Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 3.5 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.930
|
$9.75
CRC4,898.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.480
|
$9.08
CRC4,563.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.990
|
$2.01
CRC1,010.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.870
|
$1.49
CRC749.53
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$2.53
CRC1,272.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.620
|
$3.76
CRC1,890.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.660
|
$6.98
CRC3,505.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.640
|
$3.21
CRC1,614.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.500
|
$3.97
CRC1,995.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$1.79
CRC899.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.220
|
$0.62
CRC310.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.530
|
$1.22
CRC611.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$1.22
CRC613.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$1.09
CRC549.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.730
|
$1.11
CRC559.66
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.510
|
$5.63
CRC2,827.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.530
|
$49.00
CRC24,622.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND113,195.170
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,619,910.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.380
|
$15.62
CRC7,850.42
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.870
|
$48.50
CRC24,372.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND613.760
|
$778.04
CRC390,976.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND413.030
|
$547.50
CRC275,129.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND104.080
|
$68.26
CRC34,300.61
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND250.600
|
$519.07
CRC260,839.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,920.700
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,521,518.53
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.350
|
$2.73
CRC1,370.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.570
|
$3.65
CRC1,836.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.220
|
$4.58
CRC2,302.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND85.840
|
$59.46
CRC29,879.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.950
|
$8.63
CRC4,334.66
|
|
pay 33.8% more for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND115.980
|
$65.32
CRC32,826.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND161.370
|
$44.54
CRC22,382.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND286.160
|
$110.39
CRC55,470.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND210.410
|
$97.22
CRC48,853.04
|
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