Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 74.2% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 82.5% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
$9.05
CRC4,631.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
$8.98
CRC4,595.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
$1.93
CRC987.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$1.48
CRC759.77
|
|
pay 87.6% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
$2.46
CRC1,256.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
$3.95
CRC2,023.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
$6.91
CRC3,537.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
$3.22
CRC1,645.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
$4.09
CRC2,094.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$1.97
CRC1,006.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
$0.62
CRC317.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
$1.08
CRC552.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
$1.17
CRC598.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
$1.09
CRC557.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$1.06
CRC541.31
|
|
pay 32.5% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
$5.70
CRC2,914.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
$45.78
CRC23,426.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,578,188.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
$14.02
CRC7,174.26
|
|
pay 39.6% more for housing
South Africa
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
$45.97
CRC23,523.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
$731.28
CRC374,231.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
$520.21
CRC266,219.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
$63.96
CRC32,729.71
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
$476.14
CRC243,663.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,074,589.86
|
|
pay 64.3% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
$2.97
CRC1,518.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
$3.43
CRC1,756.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
$4.33
CRC2,215.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
$56.36
CRC28,843.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
$7.46
CRC3,815.77
|
|
pay 42.0% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
$71.44
CRC36,557.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
$46.89
CRC23,997.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
$105.63
CRC54,054.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
$95.19
CRC48,712.81
|
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