Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 35.9% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 40.8% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
$8.29
ZAR153.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
$4.51
ZAR83.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
$0.93
ZAR17.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
$0.69
ZAR12.85
|
|
pay 41.2% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
$0.93
ZAR17.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
$3.52
ZAR65.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
$4.04
ZAR75.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
$2.09
ZAR38.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
$1.97
ZAR36.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
$0.64
ZAR11.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
$0.62
ZAR11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
$0.59
ZAR10.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
$0.49
ZAR9.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
$0.61
ZAR11.37
|
|
pay 20.0% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
$4.81
ZAR89.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
$50.85
ZAR943.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
$19,587.45
ZAR363,452.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
$8.44
ZAR156.61
|
|
pay 20.0% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
$40.70
ZAR755.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
$363.07
ZAR6,736.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
$324.06
ZAR6,013.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
$76.48
ZAR1,419.09
|
|
pay 63.1% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
$170.15
ZAR3,157.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
$3,782.54
ZAR70,186.52
|
|
pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
$2.04
ZAR37.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
$1.79
ZAR33.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
$2.68
ZAR49.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
$28.55
ZAR529.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
$5.94
ZAR110.17
|
|
pay 28.7% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
$44.73
ZAR829.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
$30.20
ZAR560.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
$81.48
ZAR1,511.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
$77.16
ZAR1,431.64
|
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