Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 34.1% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 11.1% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
|
pay 17.7% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
|
pay 3.6% more for housing
Sweden
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
|
pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
|
pay 8.6% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
|
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