Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 80.4% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Peru, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.06
|
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.80
|
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
|
pay 94.2% more for groceries
Peru
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN6.93
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.59
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.25
|
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.17
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.37
|
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.38
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
|
pay 51.5% more for transportation
Peru
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN65.58
|
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN74,121.68
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN56.83
|
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
|
pay 83.0% more for housing
Peru
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN108.37
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,245.61
|
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN908.52
|
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN159.52
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN714.91
|
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN20,609.43
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
|
pay 36.7% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.59
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.07
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN18.84
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN118.43
|
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN17.88
|
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
|
pay 60.7% more for clothing
Peru
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN166.33
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN86.38
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN258.59
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN262.43
|
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
|
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