Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 1.3% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Italy, you would:
pay 13.6% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.33
|
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
Italy
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.32
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.18
|
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.65
|
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
|
pay 4.5% less for transportation
Italy
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.80
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.47
|
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.14
|
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
|
pay 2.0% more for housing
Italy
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€612.90
|
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€468.41
|
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
|
pay 2.6% less for childcare
Italy
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€481.77
|
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
|
pay 4.3% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.63
|
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.83
|
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
Italy
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.16
|
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
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