Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 16.4% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 37.9% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK377
|
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK273
|
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
|
pay 8.8% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK937
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK875
|
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK157
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK141
|
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK161
|
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK239
|
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK158
|
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK95
|
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
Iceland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
|
pay 76.1% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
|
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK644
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
|
pay 31.9% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
|
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