Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 19.3% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 0.3% less in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 80.0% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 45.5% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 12.8% more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 5.2% less in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 0.1% more in Costa Rica

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Warsaw. Expenses including childcare and restaurants are lower in Costa Rica. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 0.3% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN37.24	$9.75 CRC4,895.83	-1.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN32.58	$9.08 CRC4,561.34	+4.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.75	$2.01 CRC1,009.86	+12.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.73	$1.49 CRC749.16	-16.7%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 80.0% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.10	$2.53 CRC1,271.84	+132.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN16.40	$3.76 CRC1,889.90	-13.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN14.28	$6.98 CRC3,503.79	+83.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.38	$3.21 CRC1,613.39	+6.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.55	$3.97 CRC1,994.46	+56.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.71	$1.79 CRC898.75	+294.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.81	$0.62 CRC309.85	-17.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.09	$1.22 CRC610.96	+48.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.22	$1.22 CRC613.60	-11.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.56	$1.09 CRC549.63	+164.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.76	$1.11 CRC559.39	+137.9%
Average			+80.0%

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pay 45.5% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN23.33	$5.63 CRC2,826.29	-9.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN102.41	$49.00 CRC24,610.70	+80.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN115,623.76	$35,063.37 CRC17,611,273.26	+14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN29.79	$15.62 CRC7,846.57	+97.3%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 12.8% more for housing

	Warsaw	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN64.69	$48.50 CRC24,360.30	+182.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,026.28	$778.04 CRC390,784.84	-27.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,131.81	$547.50 CRC274,994.38	-34.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN844.47	$68.26 CRC34,283.79	-69.6%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 5.2% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,910.54	$519.07 CRC260,711.97	+2.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN47,328.49	$10,987.74 CRC5,518,811.74	-12.7%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN13.96	$2.73 CRC1,369.77	-26.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN13.77	$3.65 CRC1,835.41	-0.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN17.92	$4.58 CRC2,301.56	-3.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN158.95	$59.46 CRC29,865.25	+40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN32.58	$8.63 CRC4,332.54	-0.4%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 0.1% more for clothing

	Warsaw	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN336.53	$65.32 CRC32,810.10	-27.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN156.34	$44.54 CRC22,371.27	+7.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN332.29	$110.39 CRC55,443.32	+25.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN384.41	$97.22 CRC48,829.09	-4.9%
Average			+0.1%

Warsaw vs. Costa Rica - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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