Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 48.5% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 62.6% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$41.23
€38.67
|
$9.42
₡4,718
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.80
|
$8.16
₡4,090
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.94
€5.57
|
$1.73
₡865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.70
€7.23
|
$1.50
₡754
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.80
€3.57
|
$1.87
₡938
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.72
€10.05
|
$4.15
₡2,080
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
€7.97
|
$6.45
₡3,233
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€4.02
|
$2.63
₡1,319
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.64
€6.23
|
$3.92
₡1,963
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.25
|
$1.85
₡926
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$0.66
₡331
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.26
₡630
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$0.97
₡484
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.29
|
$0.92
₡463
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.30
|
$1.08
₡542
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
€7.75
|
$5.58
₡2,798
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.21
€35.83
|
$44.09
₡22,092
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,622.73
|
$25,829.98
₡12,943,429
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€17.12
|
$13.39
₡6,708
|
|
pay 74.0% less for housing
Monaco
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.38
€100.71
|
$53.15
₡26,632
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,818.99
€5,457.43
|
$813.71
₡407,752
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$4,384.68
€4,112.24
|
$522.16
₡261,657
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$226.60
€212.52
|
$64.83
₡32,486
|
|
pay 73.1% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,299.64
|
$366.72
₡183,762
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,240.37
€18,044.89
|
$8,358.53
₡4,188,466
|
|
pay 60.0% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$2.88
₡1,444
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
€4.15
|
$2.93
₡1,466
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.09
€11.34
|
$4.48
₡2,246
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$604.70
€567.13
|
$55.95
₡28,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$7.18
₡3,597
|
|
pay 38.6% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Costa Rica
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.47
€133.62
|
$66.61
₡33,377
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
€36.61
|
$44.99
₡22,547
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$149.66
€140.36
|
$101.09
₡50,658
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$481.56
€451.64
|
$77.50
₡38,835
|
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