Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 33.7% cheaper than Greenland.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 47.0% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
kr122.46
|
$9.42
₡4,732
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
kr113.05
|
$8.16
₡4,102
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
kr24.41
|
$1.73
₡868
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
kr17.88
|
$1.50
₡756
|
|
pay 35.9% less for groceries
Greenland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
kr22.45
|
$1.87
₡940
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
kr117.36
|
$4.15
₡2,086
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
kr47.52
|
$6.45
₡3,242
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
kr25.00
|
$2.63
₡1,322
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
kr43.98
|
$3.92
₡1,969
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
kr12.73
|
$1.85
₡928
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
kr14.35
|
$0.66
₡332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.57
|
$1.26
₡631
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.20
|
$0.97
₡485
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
kr10.65
|
$0.92
₡464
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.26
|
$1.08
₡543
|
|
pay 15.6% less for transportation
Greenland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
kr21.25
|
$5.58
₡2,806
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
kr567.41
|
$44.09
₡22,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
kr244,415.81
|
$25,829.98
₡12,980,676
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
kr355.14
|
$13.39
₡6,727
|
|
pay 46.0% less for housing
Greenland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
kr1,530.79
|
$53.15
₡26,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
kr7,143.68
|
$813.71
₡408,925
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
kr4,922.50
|
$522.16
₡262,410
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
kr1,170.60
|
$64.83
₡32,580
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greenland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$366.72
₡184,291
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,358.53
₡4,200,519
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
kr63.78
|
$2.88
₡1,448
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
kr47.53
|
$2.93
₡1,470
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
kr79.60
|
$4.48
₡2,253
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
kr280.13
|
$55.95
₡28,118
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
kr91.85
|
$7.18
₡3,607
|
|
pay 19.3% less for clothing
Greenland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
kr714.37
|
$66.61
₡33,473
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
kr183.69
|
$44.99
₡22,612
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
kr1,428.74
|
$101.09
₡50,804
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
kr1,427.71
|
$77.50
₡38,946
|
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