Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 27.6% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 3.3% more for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.22
|
$9.05
CRC4,631.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.41
|
$8.98
CRC4,595.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$1.93
CRC987.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$1.48
CRC759.77
|
|
pay 69.7% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$2.46
CRC1,256.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.86
|
$3.95
CRC2,023.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.73
|
$6.91
CRC3,537.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
$3.22
CRC1,645.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$4.09
CRC2,094.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.97
CRC1,006.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.62
CRC317.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$1.08
CRC552.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$1.17
CRC598.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$1.09
CRC557.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.06
CRC541.31
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.69
|
$5.70
CRC2,914.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.80
|
$45.78
CRC23,426.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,289.30
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,578,188.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.34
|
$14.02
CRC7,174.26
|
|
pay 16.7% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.47
|
$45.97
CRC23,523.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€555.43
|
$731.28
CRC374,231.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€418.56
|
$520.21
CRC266,219.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.60
|
$63.96
CRC32,729.71
|
|
pay 40.5% more for childcare
Montenegro
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.10
|
$476.14
CRC243,663.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,953.21
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,074,589.86
|
|
pay 32.8% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.97
CRC1,518.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.92
|
$3.43
CRC1,756.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$4.33
CRC2,215.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.77
|
$56.36
CRC28,843.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.20
|
$7.46
CRC3,815.77
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
Montenegro
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.15
|
$71.44
CRC36,557.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.10
|
$46.89
CRC23,997.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.36
|
$105.63
CRC54,054.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.16
|
$95.19
CRC48,712.81
|
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