Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 16.2% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of France, you would:
pay 29.3% less for restaurants
France
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.07
|
$9.42
CRC4,725.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.32
|
$8.16
CRC4,096.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.58
|
$1.73
CRC866.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$1.50
CRC755.26
|
|
pay 4.8% less for groceries
France
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
$1.87
CRC939.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.78
|
$4.15
CRC2,083.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.97
|
$6.45
CRC3,238.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
$2.63
CRC1,320.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$3.92
CRC1,966.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.85
CRC927.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.66
CRC331.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.26
CRC630.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$0.97
CRC484.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.92
CRC463.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$1.08
CRC542.51
|
|
pay 18.0% less for transportation
France
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.32
|
$5.58
CRC2,802.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.99
|
$44.09
CRC22,128.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,495.89
|
$25,829.98
CRC12,964,398.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.86
|
$13.39
CRC6,718.68
|
|
pay 3.1% more for housing
France
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.90
|
$53.15
CRC26,674.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€710.52
|
$813.71
CRC408,412.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€570.47
|
$522.16
CRC262,081.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.14
|
$64.83
CRC32,538.73
|
|
pay 35.9% less for childcare
France
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€629.82
|
$366.72
CRC184,060.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,563.83
|
$8,358.53
CRC4,195,251.65
|
|
pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$2.88
CRC1,446.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.74
|
$2.93
CRC1,468.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
$4.48
CRC2,249.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.48
|
$55.95
CRC28,082.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.48
|
$7.18
CRC3,602.87
|
|
pay 7.9% less for clothing
France
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.57
|
$66.61
CRC33,430.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.34
|
$44.99
CRC22,583.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.98
|
$101.09
CRC50,739.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€114.63
|
$77.50
CRC38,897.58
|
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