Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 41.0% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 44.3% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Sudan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
|
pay 20.3% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
|
pay 12.5% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
|
pay 83.0% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
|
pay 59.4% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Sudan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
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