Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 90.9% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
|
pay 83.6% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
|
pay 89.3% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
|
pay 44.3% more for housing
Namibia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Namibia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
|
pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
|
pay 60.6% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
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