Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 3.6 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Syria, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Syria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
$9.05
CRC4,631.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
$8.98
CRC4,595.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
$1.93
CRC987.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
$1.48
CRC759.77
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Syria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
$2.46
CRC1,256.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
$3.95
CRC2,023.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
$6.91
CRC3,537.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
$3.22
CRC1,645.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
$4.09
CRC2,094.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
SYP913
|
$1.97
CRC1,006.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
$0.62
CRC317.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP716
|
$1.08
CRC552.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
SYP593
|
$1.17
CRC598.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP509
|
$1.09
CRC557.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
SYP537
|
$1.06
CRC541.31
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Syria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
$5.70
CRC2,914.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$45.78
CRC23,426.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,578,188.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
$14.02
CRC7,174.26
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Syria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
$45.97
CRC23,523.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
$731.28
CRC374,231.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
$520.21
CRC266,219.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
$63.96
CRC32,729.71
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
Syria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
$476.14
CRC243,663.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,074,589.86
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
$2.97
CRC1,518.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
$3.43
CRC1,756.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
$4.33
CRC2,215.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
$56.36
CRC28,843.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
$7.46
CRC3,815.77
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Syria
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
$71.44
CRC36,557.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
$46.89
CRC23,997.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
$105.63
CRC54,054.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
$95.19
CRC48,712.81
|
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