Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 27.8% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 39.7% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
$7.69
AMD2,979.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
$6.91
AMD2,678.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
$0.90
AMD349.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
$0.49
AMD188.21
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
$0.65
AMD250.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
$3.73
AMD1,444.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
$5.47
AMD2,122.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
$2.11
AMD817.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
$3.10
AMD1,201.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
$0.52
AMD202.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
$0.81
AMD314.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
$0.73
AMD282.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
$0.76
AMD294.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
$0.30
AMD117.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
$0.28
AMD108.31
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
$4.74
AMD1,839.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
$12.96
AMD5,022.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
$29,372.79
AMD11,385,924.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
$3.33
AMD1,292.22
|
|
pay 15.9% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
$20.16
AMD7,813.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
$519.26
AMD201,283.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
$429.13
AMD166,346.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
$89.11
AMD34,544.00
|
|
pay 33.6% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
$232.04
AMD89,946.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
$8,339.63
AMD3,232,732.12
|
|
pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
$1.64
AMD636.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
$2.52
AMD976.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
$2.59
AMD1,004.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
$45.58
AMD17,667.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
$5.61
AMD2,175.73
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
$75.77
AMD29,372.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
$54.33
AMD21,058.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
$106.04
AMD41,104.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
$93.12
AMD36,097.74
|
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