Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 58.4% more expensive than Jamaica.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 66.1% more for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.99
JMD937.72
|
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
JMD1,077.27
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
JMD167.82
|
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
JMD114.48
|
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
|
pay 4.7% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
JMD331.60
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
JMD903.46
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.01
JMD2,036.42
|
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
JMD504.87
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
JMD461.17
|
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
JMD333.39
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
JMD175.81
|
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
JMD249.91
|
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
JMD154.56
|
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD148.17
|
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
JMD133.67
|
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
|
pay 14.1% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
JMD780.51
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.46
JMD7,269.51
|
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,183.23
JMD6,600,891.13
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.92
JMD3,743.49
|
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
|
pay 24.0% more for housing
Jamaica
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.15
JMD6,752.70
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$450.88
JMD70,553.58
|
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.95
JMD49,596.90
|
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.33
JMD15,856.56
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Jamaica
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.14
JMD36,325.02
|
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,119.17
JMD331,609.99
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
|
pay 11.0% more for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
JMD336.45
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
JMD384.92
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.05
JMD1,259.79
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.96
JMD6,096.99
|
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.42
JMD1,474.65
|
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
|
pay 89.8% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.66
JMD4,640.61
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.10
JMD3,614.69
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.71
JMD9,499.65
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.45
JMD10,555.27
|
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
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