Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 87.9% more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 99.1% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 77.2% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 43.2% more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.8% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 29.4% more in Costa Rica

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Turkey. Notably, groceries, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Turkey, you would:

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pay 99.1% more for restaurants

	Turkey	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.91 TRY253.13	$9.75 CRC4,858.31	+41.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.91 TRY253.17	$9.08 CRC4,526.38	+31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 TRY43.01	$2.01 CRC1,002.12	+71.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 TRY15.50	$1.49 CRC743.42	+252.6%
Average			+99.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Turkey	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 TRY37.19	$2.53 CRC1,262.09	+149.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.97 TRY182.08	$3.76 CRC1,875.42	-24.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 TRY115.44	$6.98 CRC3,476.94	+121.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.40 TRY51.22	$3.21 CRC1,601.03	+129.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 TRY87.83	$3.97 CRC1,979.18	+65.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.37 TRY13.55	$1.79 CRC891.86	+383.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 TRY31.97	$0.62 CRC307.47	-29.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 TRY15.24	$1.22 CRC606.28	+192.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 TRY18.67	$1.22 CRC608.89	+139.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.08	$1.09 CRC545.42	+341.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 TRY7.79	$1.11 CRC555.10	+423.7%
Average			+172.2%

Turkey vs. Costa Rica - Cost of groceries

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pay 77.2% more for transportation

	Turkey	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 TRY161.15	$5.63 CRC2,804.63	+27.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.27 TRY705.82	$49.00 CRC24,422.09	+154.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,819.35 TRY1,641,791.15	$35,063.37 CRC17,476,309.95	-21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.29 TRY230.51	$15.62 CRC7,786.44	+148.3%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Turkey	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.31 TRY414.17	$48.50 CRC24,173.62	+329.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.81 TRY16,220.83	$778.04 CRC387,790.07	+75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$336.49 TRY12,326.16	$547.50 CRC272,886.97	+62.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.46 TRY1,628.73	$68.26 CRC34,021.06	+53.5%
Average			+130.2%

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pay 43.2% more for childcare

	Turkey	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$408.60 TRY14,967.41	$519.07 CRC258,714.02	+27.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,892.93 TRY252,496.86	$10,987.74 CRC5,476,518.54	+59.4%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 63.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.54 TRY93.13	$2.73 CRC1,359.27	+7.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 TRY96.02	$3.65 CRC1,821.35	+39.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 TRY70.00	$4.58 CRC2,283.92	+139.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.34 TRY1,331.12	$59.46 CRC29,636.38	+63.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 TRY186.85	$8.63 CRC4,299.33	+69.1%
Average			+63.8%

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pay 29.4% more for clothing

	Turkey	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.74 TRY1,565.67	$65.32 CRC32,558.66	+52.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.74 TRY1,492.53	$44.54 CRC22,199.83	+9.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.38 TRY3,237.46	$110.39 CRC55,018.43	+24.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.39 TRY2,724.97	$97.22 CRC48,454.89	+30.7%
Average			+29.4%

Turkey vs. Costa Rica - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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