Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.6 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,751
|
$9.75
CRC4,975.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
$9.08
CRC4,635.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,674
|
$2.01
CRC1,026.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,256
|
$1.49
CRC761.37
|
|
pay 99.0% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
$2.53
CRC1,292.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,712
|
$3.76
CRC1,920.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,664
|
$6.98
CRC3,560.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
$3.21
CRC1,639.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,278
|
$3.97
CRC2,026.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,410
|
$1.79
CRC913.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,819
|
$0.62
CRC314.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,480
|
$1.22
CRC620.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,339
|
$1.22
CRC623.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,084
|
$1.09
CRC558.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,240
|
$1.11
CRC568.50
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,040
|
$5.63
CRC2,872.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,471
|
$49.00
CRC25,011.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,898,258.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,254
|
$15.62
CRC7,974.44
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
$48.50
CRC24,757.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
$778.04
CRC397,152.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
$547.50
CRC279,475.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
$68.26
CRC34,842.46
|
|
pay 70.4% more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
$519.07
CRC264,960.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,608,743.64
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,251
|
$2.73
CRC1,392.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,124
|
$3.65
CRC1,865.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
$4.58
CRC2,339.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,880
|
$59.46
CRC30,351.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,773
|
$8.63
CRC4,403.14
|
|
pay 73.7% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
$65.32
CRC33,344.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
$44.54
CRC22,735.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
$110.39
CRC56,346.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
$97.22
CRC49,624.79
|
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