Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 4.1 times more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 24.1% less for restaurants
|
Turkmenistan
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT120.90
|
$9.75
CRC4,963.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT44.87
|
$9.08
CRC4,624.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.34
|
$2.01
CRC1,023.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$1.49
CRC759.55
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
|
Turkmenistan
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.35
|
$2.53
CRC1,289.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.65
|
$3.76
CRC1,916.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.43
|
$6.98
CRC3,552.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT23.93
|
$3.21
CRC1,635.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.85
|
$3.97
CRC2,022.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.50
|
$1.79
CRC911.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.02
|
$0.62
CRC314.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.78
|
$1.22
CRC619.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT5.99
|
$1.22
CRC622.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.62
|
$1.09
CRC557.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.94
|
$1.11
CRC567.15
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Turkmenistan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.47
|
$5.63
CRC2,865.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT29.91
|
$49.00
CRC24,952.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,311.97
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,855,577.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT33.90
|
$15.62
CRC7,955.42
|
|
pay 47.7% less for housing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT332.38
|
$48.50
CRC24,698.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,938.75
|
$778.04
CRC396,205.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,617.52
|
$547.50
CRC278,809.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,525.05
|
$68.26
CRC34,759.38
|
|
pay 22.8 times more for childcare
|
Turkmenistan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT79.77
|
$519.07
CRC264,328.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,987.74
CRC5,595,368.81
|
|
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkmenistan
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.70
|
$2.73
CRC1,388.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.43
|
$3.65
CRC1,860.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT99.72
|
$4.58
CRC2,333.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT515.19
|
$59.46
CRC30,279.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$8.63
CRC4,392.64
|
|
pay 40.6% less for clothing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT299.15
|
$65.32
CRC33,265.24
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT423.79
|
$44.54
CRC22,681.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT573.36
|
$110.39
CRC56,212.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT598.29
|
$97.22
CRC49,506.45
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