Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.9% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Malta, you would:
pay 16.1% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.60
|
$9.42
CRC4,821.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
$8.16
CRC4,179.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$1.73
CRC884.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$1.50
CRC770.47
|
|
pay 14.2% more for groceries
Malta
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.87
CRC958.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$4.15
CRC2,125.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$6.45
CRC3,303.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
$2.63
CRC1,347.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$3.92
CRC2,005.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.85
CRC945.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.66
CRC338.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$1.26
CRC643.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.97
CRC494.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.92
CRC473.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.08
CRC553.44
|
|
pay 4.4% more for transportation
Malta
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$5.58
CRC2,858.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.10
|
$44.09
CRC22,574.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
$25,829.98
CRC13,225,633.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$13.39
CRC6,854.06
|
|
pay 2.3% less for housing
Malta
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
$53.15
CRC27,212.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€848.47
|
$813.71
CRC416,641.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€677.15
|
$522.16
CRC267,362.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$64.83
CRC33,194.39
|
|
pay 3.0% less for childcare
Malta
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€367.08
|
$366.72
CRC187,768.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
$8,358.53
CRC4,279,786.60
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.87
|
$2.88
CRC1,475.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$2.93
CRC1,497.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
$4.48
CRC2,295.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.63
|
$55.95
CRC28,648.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$7.18
CRC3,675.46
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
Malta
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
$66.61
CRC34,104.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
$44.99
CRC23,038.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
$101.09
CRC51,762.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.04
|
$77.50
CRC39,681.37
|
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