Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 92.1% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 87.8% more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.87
KZT3,962.17
|
$9.05
CRC4,712.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
KZT3,028.00
|
$8.98
CRC4,675.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KZT370.82
|
$1.93
CRC1,004.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KZT233.19
|
$1.48
CRC772.99
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
KZT207.36
|
$2.46
CRC1,278.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
KZT2,057.20
|
$3.95
CRC2,058.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
KZT1,871.66
|
$6.91
CRC3,599.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
KZT727.91
|
$3.22
CRC1,674.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
KZT1,079.35
|
$4.09
CRC2,130.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
KZT284.83
|
$1.97
CRC1,024.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT432.62
|
$0.62
CRC322.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
KZT455.11
|
$1.08
CRC562.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT432.15
|
$1.17
CRC608.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT105.81
|
$1.09
CRC566.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT105.89
|
$1.06
CRC550.73
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.05
KZT917.54
|
$5.70
CRC2,965.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.36
KZT6,416.31
|
$45.78
CRC23,834.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,632.91
KZT10,110,438.72
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,849,271.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.95
KZT2,658.38
|
$14.02
CRC7,299.10
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.46
KZT6,013.12
|
$45.97
CRC23,932.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$431.95
KZT192,958.46
|
$731.28
CRC380,743.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.20
KZT121,147.08
|
$520.21
CRC270,852.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.97
KZT17,856.80
|
$63.96
CRC33,299.26
|
|
pay 69.3% more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.97
KZT101,389.80
|
$476.14
CRC247,903.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,697.85
KZT3,438,735.68
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,162,894.99
|
|
pay 80.6% more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
KZT578.23
|
$2.97
CRC1,544.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KZT950.87
|
$3.43
CRC1,786.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
KZT851.29
|
$4.33
CRC2,254.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.51
KZT18,094.29
|
$56.36
CRC29,345.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
KZT2,276.09
|
$7.46
CRC3,882.17
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
KZT27,149.83
|
$71.44
CRC37,193.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
KZT20,525.12
|
$46.89
CRC24,414.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.70
KZT42,752.55
|
$105.63
CRC54,995.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.85
KZT40,584.71
|
$95.19
CRC49,560.48
|
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