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
₫48,745
|
$9.75
CRC4,949.51
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,190
|
$9.08
CRC4,611.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,672
|
$2.01
CRC1,020.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,255
|
$1.49
CRC757.37
|
|
pay 99.0% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,909
|
$2.53
CRC1,285.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,692
|
$3.76
CRC1,910.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,646
|
$6.98
CRC3,542.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,079
|
$3.21
CRC1,631.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,273
|
$3.97
CRC2,016.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,406
|
$1.79
CRC908.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,818
|
$0.62
CRC313.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,478
|
$1.22
CRC617.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,338
|
$1.22
CRC620.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,082
|
$1.09
CRC555.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,238
|
$1.11
CRC565.52
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,029
|
$5.63
CRC2,857.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,448
|
$49.00
CRC24,880.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,312,637
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,804,394.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,236
|
$15.62
CRC7,932.62
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,443
|
$48.50
CRC24,627.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,542,249
|
$778.04
CRC395,070.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,261,980
|
$547.50
CRC278,009.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,013,234
|
$68.26
CRC34,659.74
|
|
pay 70.4% more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,211,126
|
$519.07
CRC263,570.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,245,763
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,579,329.78
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,248
|
$2.73
CRC1,384.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,119
|
$3.65
CRC1,855.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,134
|
$4.58
CRC2,326.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,809
|
$59.46
CRC30,192.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,763
|
$8.63
CRC4,380.05
|
|
pay 73.7% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,766
|
$65.32
CRC33,169.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,435
|
$44.54
CRC22,616.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,018,159
|
$110.39
CRC56,051.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,027,360
|
$97.22
CRC49,364.54
|
|
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