Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 98.3% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$9.05
CRC4,631.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
$8.98
CRC4,595.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$1.93
CRC987.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$1.48
CRC759.77
|
|
pay 65.0% more for groceries
Mongolia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$2.46
CRC1,256.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
$3.95
CRC2,023.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$6.91
CRC3,537.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$3.22
CRC1,645.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$4.09
CRC2,094.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
$1.97
CRC1,006.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
$0.62
CRC317.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
$1.08
CRC552.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
$1.17
CRC598.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
$1.09
CRC557.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
$1.06
CRC541.31
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$5.70
CRC2,914.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
$45.78
CRC23,426.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,578,188.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$14.02
CRC7,174.26
|
|
pay 92.0% more for housing
Mongolia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
$45.97
CRC23,523.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$731.28
CRC374,231.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$520.21
CRC266,219.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$63.96
CRC32,729.71
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Mongolia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
$476.14
CRC243,663.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,074,589.86
|
|
pay 67.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$2.97
CRC1,518.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$3.43
CRC1,756.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$4.33
CRC2,215.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$56.36
CRC28,843.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$7.46
CRC3,815.77
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
Mongolia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$71.44
CRC36,557.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$46.89
CRC23,997.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$105.63
CRC54,054.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$95.19
CRC48,712.81
|
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