Cost of living comparison
Italy is 14.7% more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Italy instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 24.2% more for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
CRC4,798.93
|
$15.74
€14.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
CRC4,160.00
|
$9.09
€8.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
CRC880.27
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC766.94
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
CRC953.72
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
CRC2,115.80
|
$7.20
€6.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CRC3,288.49
|
$4.88
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
CRC1,341.18
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CRC1,996.79
|
$4.47
€4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
CRC941.61
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CRC337.04
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
CRC640.35
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
CRC491.90
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
CRC470.99
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC550.90
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
CRC2,845.81
|
$8.02
€7.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
CRC22,470.57
|
$38.40
€35.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
CRC13,164,933.21
|
$25,887.08
€24,040.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
CRC6,822.60
|
$18.65
€17.32
|
|
pay 15.0% more for housing
Costa Rica
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
CRC27,087.53
|
$30.75
€28.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
CRC414,729.68
|
$608.10
€564.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
CRC266,135.01
|
$488.80
€453.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
CRC33,042.04
|
$151.72
€140.89
|
|
pay 20.1% more for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
CRC186,907.13
|
$459.30
€426.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
CRC4,260,144.21
|
$9,604.44
€8,919.16
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
CRC1,468.60
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CRC1,491.02
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
CRC2,284.77
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
CRC28,516.86
|
$51.79
€48.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
CRC3,658.60
|
$9.32
€8.66
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
CRC33,947.80
|
$80.37
€74.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
CRC22,932.62
|
$36.54
€33.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
CRC51,524.68
|
$89.56
€83.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
CRC39,499.25
|
$114.84
€106.65
|
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