Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.4 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Belarus
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.43
|
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,831.63
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.04
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.31
|
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.36
|
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.25
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
|
pay 63.0% more for childcare
Belarus
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,146.80
|
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,036.36
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.81
|
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.30
|
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
|
pay 27.0% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.49
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN106.97
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.66
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.75
|
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
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