Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.5 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,457
|
$9.05
CRC4,635.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
$8.98
CRC4,599.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,870
|
$1.93
CRC988.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,723
|
$1.48
CRC760.37
|
|
pay 94.6% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫152,208
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,198
|
$6.91
CRC3,540.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,382
|
$4.09
CRC2,096.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,996
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,129
|
$0.62
CRC317.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,044
|
$1.08
CRC553.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,552
|
$1.17
CRC598.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,491
|
$1.09
CRC557.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,448
|
$1.06
CRC541.74
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,017
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫173,709
|
$45.78
CRC23,445.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,590,519.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫144,158
|
$14.02
CRC7,179.94
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
$45.97
CRC23,541.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
$731.28
CRC374,527.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
$520.21
CRC266,430.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
$63.96
CRC32,755.62
|
|
pay 53.5% more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
$476.14
CRC243,855.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,078,606.64
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,552
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,559
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
$4.33
CRC2,217.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫576,647
|
$56.36
CRC28,866.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,034
|
$7.46
CRC3,818.79
|
|
pay 71.3% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
$71.44
CRC36,586.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
$46.89
CRC24,016.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
$105.63
CRC54,097.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
$95.19
CRC48,751.36
|
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