Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 96.5% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 54.7% more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS6,436.34
|
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS4,831.66
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,021.68
|
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS796.77
|
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Argentina
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,131.48
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS2,978.35
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,070.26
|
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,379.53
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,790.46
|
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS681.81
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS611.65
|
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS485.58
|
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS572.38
|
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS314.95
|
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS314.81
|
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
|
pay 75.4% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,070.14
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS16,380.66
|
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS21,521,268.73
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS7,415.14
|
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS16,677.57
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS224,414.54
|
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS168,583.35
|
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS32,071.14
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Argentina
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS127,809.94
|
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,516,776.49
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,581.45
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,627.32
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,693.14
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS17,324.95
|
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS3,828.51
|
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
Argentina
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS52,817.43
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS48,052.02
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS94,144.85
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS81,038.54
|
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
|
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