Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 54.0% more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 60.3% more for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
$18.20
€16.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
$12.30
€11.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
$2.89
€2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
$2.27
€2.11
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
$5.99
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
$4.48
€4.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
$4.23
€3.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
$6.79
€6.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
pay 54.7% more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
$7.89
€7.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
$101.29
€93.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
$31,181.31
€28,928.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
$21.94
€20.35
|
|
pay 87.7% more for housing
Costa Rica
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
$44.30
€41.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
$1,236.68
€1,147.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
$1,025.88
€951.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
$184.21
€170.90
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
$1,723.24
€1,598.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
$8,079.32
€7,495.58
|
|
pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
$5.45
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
$3.52
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
$37.91
€35.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
$13.57
€12.59
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
$82.68
€76.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
$34.20
€31.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
$90.93
€84.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
$115.33
€106.99
|
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