Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 89.5% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 94.3% more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO155.06
|
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.64
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.57
|
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
|
pay 35.7% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.39
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.84
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.94
|
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.84
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.30
|
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.12
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.52
|
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.99
|
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.52
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.38
|
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
|
pay 43.7% more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,175.76
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,894.63
|
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,807.97
|
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,168.70
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,960.06
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.54
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.71
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.29
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,374.92
|
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
|
pay 31.2% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.17
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,501.85
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,340.84
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,901.02
|
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
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