Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 66.3% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 75.6% more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$27.63
|
$9.05
CRC4,631.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$34.44
|
$8.98
CRC4,595.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$5.57
|
$1.93
CRC987.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.36
|
$1.48
CRC759.77
|
|
pay 80.2% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$7.65
|
$2.46
CRC1,256.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$22.40
|
$3.95
CRC2,023.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$20.04
|
$6.91
CRC3,537.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$10.66
|
$3.22
CRC1,645.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$8.72
|
$4.09
CRC2,094.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$4.48
|
$1.97
CRC1,006.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$2.93
|
$0.62
CRC317.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.40
|
$1.08
CRC552.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$3.62
|
$1.17
CRC598.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.59
|
$1.09
CRC557.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.48
|
$1.06
CRC541.31
|
|
pay 35.7% more for transportation
Brazil
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$20.39
|
$5.70
CRC2,914.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$227.69
|
$45.78
CRC23,426.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$111,410.79
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,578,188.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$45.29
|
$14.02
CRC7,174.26
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Brazil
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$101.04
|
$45.97
CRC23,523.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,656.61
|
$731.28
CRC374,231.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,125.45
|
$520.21
CRC266,219.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$279.07
|
$63.96
CRC32,729.71
|
|
pay 50.0% more for childcare
Brazil
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,420.90
|
$476.14
CRC243,663.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$39,237.22
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,074,589.86
|
|
pay 84.6% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$9.01
|
$2.97
CRC1,518.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$8.61
|
$3.43
CRC1,756.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$10.90
|
$4.33
CRC2,215.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$123.45
|
$56.36
CRC28,843.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$32.92
|
$7.46
CRC3,815.77
|
|
pay 35.4% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$246.95
|
$71.44
CRC36,557.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$221.11
|
$46.89
CRC23,997.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$396.94
|
$105.63
CRC54,054.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$324.18
|
$95.19
CRC48,712.81
|
|
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