Cost of living comparison
Austria is 25.9% more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Austria instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 48.7% more for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
CRC4,798.93
|
$15.13
€14.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
CRC4,160.00
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
CRC880.27
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC766.94
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
|
pay 12.4% more for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
CRC953.72
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
CRC2,115.80
|
$7.30
€6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CRC3,288.49
|
$5.02
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
CRC1,341.18
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CRC1,996.79
|
$5.30
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
CRC941.61
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CRC337.04
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
CRC640.35
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
CRC491.90
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
CRC470.99
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC550.90
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 21.7% more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
CRC2,845.81
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
CRC22,470.57
|
$48.12
€44.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
CRC13,164,933.21
|
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
CRC6,822.60
|
$19.81
€18.39
|
|
pay 55.9% more for housing
Costa Rica
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
CRC27,087.53
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
CRC414,729.68
|
$743.38
€690.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
CRC266,135.01
|
$621.91
€577.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
CRC33,042.04
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
|
pay 5.9% more for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
CRC186,907.13
|
$416.59
€386.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
CRC4,260,144.21
|
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
|
pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
CRC1,468.60
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CRC1,491.02
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
CRC2,284.77
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
CRC28,516.86
|
$41.56
€38.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
CRC3,658.60
|
$12.77
€11.85
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
CRC33,947.80
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
CRC22,932.62
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
CRC51,524.68
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
CRC39,499.25
|
$110.53
€102.64
|
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