Cost of living comparison

 Warsaw, Poland
compared to
 Tamarindo, Costa Rica
Tamarindo vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Tamarindo is 27.1% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants
pay 2.2% more in Tamarindo
Groceries
pay 90.5% more in Tamarindo
Transportation
pay 52.2% more in Tamarindo
Housing
pay 48.6% more in Tamarindo
Childcare
pay 14.8% less in Tamarindo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 17.6% more in Tamarindo
Clothing
pay 6.5% less in Tamarindo

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

Tamarindo vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tamarindo instead of Warsaw, you would:

pay 2.2% more for restaurants

 
Warsaw
Tamarindo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.90
PLN36.12
$10.80
CRC5,447.29
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.66
PLN31.60
$9.28
CRC4,679.12
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.79
PLN6.55
$1.99
CRC1,004.34

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pay 90.5% more for groceries

 
Warsaw
Tamarindo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.09
PLN3.97
$2.59
CRC1,307.45
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.36
PLN15.91
$4.26
CRC2,150.38
Milk (1 gallon) $3.80
PLN13.85
$7.23
CRC3,643.28

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pay 52.2% more for transportation

 
Warsaw
Tamarindo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.20
PLN22.62
$5.49
CRC2,766.35
Monthly public transit pass $27.22
PLN99.33
$55.44
CRC27,952.49
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,732.76
PLN112,145.36
$35,472.63
CRC17,885,918.59

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pay 48.6% more for housing

 
Warsaw
Tamarindo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.20
PLN62.75
$51.60
CRC26,015.94
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,070.18
PLN3,905.15
$1,792.59
CRC903,855.52
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $832.44
PLN3,037.60
$821.55
CRC414,239.20

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pay 14.8% less for childcare

 
Warsaw
Tamarindo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $507.82
PLN1,853.07
$513.42
CRC258,877.64
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,579.90
PLN45,904.67
$8,729.74
CRC4,401,687.24

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pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
Tamarindo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.71
PLN13.54
$2.92
CRC1,469.88
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.66
PLN13.36
$3.69
CRC1,859.15
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.76
PLN17.38
$4.82
CRC2,429.67

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pay 6.5% less for clothing

 
Warsaw
Tamarindo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.45
PLN326.40
$73.45
CRC37,035.65
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.56
PLN151.64
$23.32
CRC11,759.04
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.32
PLN322.29
$106.89
CRC53,895.59

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