Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 3.9 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Costa Rica
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$9.05
CRC4,631.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$8.98
CRC4,595.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$1.93
CRC987.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$1.48
CRC759.77
|
|
pay 65.4% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$2.46
CRC1,256.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$3.95
CRC2,023.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$6.91
CRC3,537.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$3.22
CRC1,645.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$4.09
CRC2,094.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$1.97
CRC1,006.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.62
CRC317.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$1.08
CRC552.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$1.17
CRC598.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$1.09
CRC557.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$1.06
CRC541.31
|
|
pay 79.0% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$5.70
CRC2,914.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$45.78
CRC23,426.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,578,188.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$14.02
CRC7,174.26
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$45.97
CRC23,523.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$731.28
CRC374,231.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$520.21
CRC266,219.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$63.96
CRC32,729.71
|
|
pay 13.1 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$476.14
CRC243,663.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,074,589.86
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Costa Rica
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$2.97
CRC1,518.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$3.43
CRC1,756.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$4.33
CRC2,215.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$56.36
CRC28,843.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.46
CRC3,815.77
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$71.44
CRC36,557.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$46.89
CRC23,997.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$105.63
CRC54,054.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$95.19
CRC48,712.81
|
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