Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 18.4% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 15.4% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Costa Rica
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.43
|
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.71
|
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.22
|
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
|
pay 23.5% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Costa Rica
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.38
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.60
|
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.92
|
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.97
|
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.12
|
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Costa Rica
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.77
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£75.57
|
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.56
|
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
|
pay 34.3% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Costa Rica
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£778.23
|
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
|
pay 55.8% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Costa Rica
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.33
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.14
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.99
|
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.28
|
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Costa Rica
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£75.59
|
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
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