Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 8.6% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 5.0% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU739.65
|
$9.75
CRC4,898.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU413.68
|
$9.08
CRC4,563.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU79.36
|
$2.01
CRC1,010.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU59.34
|
$1.49
CRC749.53
|
|
pay 22.7% more for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU100.66
|
$2.53
CRC1,272.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU275.18
|
$3.76
CRC1,890.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU171.98
|
$6.98
CRC3,505.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU155.39
|
$3.21
CRC1,614.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU170.13
|
$3.97
CRC1,995.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU51.96
|
$1.79
CRC899.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU48.50
|
$0.62
CRC310.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU26.18
|
$1.22
CRC611.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU52.46
|
$1.22
CRC613.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU35.04
|
$1.09
CRC549.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU34.40
|
$1.11
CRC559.66
|
|
pay 9.0% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU313.38
|
$5.63
CRC2,827.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU2,022.07
|
$49.00
CRC24,622.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,499,348.33
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,619,910.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU951.38
|
$15.62
CRC7,850.42
|
|
pay 13.4% more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,696.78
|
$48.50
CRC24,372.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU26,836.95
|
$778.04
CRC390,976.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,755.68
|
$547.50
CRC275,129.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU4,059.44
|
$68.26
CRC34,300.61
|
|
pay 53.1% more for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU15,121.74
|
$519.07
CRC260,839.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU317,614.92
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,521,518.53
|
|
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU145.46
|
$2.73
CRC1,370.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU168.60
|
$3.65
CRC1,836.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU216.40
|
$4.58
CRC2,302.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,268.52
|
$59.46
CRC29,879.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU423.57
|
$8.63
CRC4,334.66
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,807.46
|
$65.32
CRC32,826.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU2,070.12
|
$44.54
CRC22,382.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,550.75
|
$110.39
CRC55,470.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,468.43
|
$97.22
CRC48,853.04
|
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