Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 14.6% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 34.9% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.11
|
$9.42
CRC4,798.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.45
|
$8.16
CRC4,160.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.46
|
$1.73
CRC880.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$1.50
CRC766.94
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
Belgium
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
$1.87
CRC953.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.22
|
$4.15
CRC2,115.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.49
|
$6.45
CRC3,288.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
$2.63
CRC1,341.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.19
|
$3.92
CRC1,996.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$1.85
CRC941.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.66
CRC337.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$1.26
CRC640.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.97
CRC491.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.92
CRC470.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.08
CRC550.90
|
|
pay 20.0% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.05
|
$5.58
CRC2,845.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.35
|
$44.09
CRC22,470.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,002.93
|
$25,829.98
CRC13,164,933.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.12
|
$13.39
CRC6,822.60
|
|
pay 19.4% less for housing
Belgium
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€48.79
|
$53.15
CRC27,087.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€754.76
|
$813.71
CRC414,729.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€629.26
|
$522.16
CRC266,135.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€137.26
|
$64.83
CRC33,042.04
|
|
pay 28.6% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€415.05
|
$366.72
CRC186,907.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,815.09
|
$8,358.53
CRC4,260,144.21
|
|
pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.07
|
$2.88
CRC1,468.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.00
|
$2.93
CRC1,491.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
$4.48
CRC2,284.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.50
|
$55.95
CRC28,516.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.57
|
$7.18
CRC3,658.60
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.48
|
$66.61
CRC33,947.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
$44.99
CRC22,932.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€82.83
|
$101.09
CRC51,524.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€110.86
|
$77.50
CRC39,499.25
|
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