Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 64.7% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 35.4% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$9.05
CRC4,631.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$8.98
CRC4,595.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$1.93
CRC987.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.48
CRC759.77
|
|
pay 10.2% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$2.46
CRC1,256.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$3.95
CRC2,023.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$6.91
CRC3,537.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$3.22
CRC1,645.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$4.09
CRC2,094.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$1.97
CRC1,006.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.62
CRC317.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$1.08
CRC552.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$1.17
CRC598.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$1.09
CRC557.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$1.06
CRC541.31
|
|
pay 6.2% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$5.70
CRC2,914.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$45.78
CRC23,426.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,578,188.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$14.02
CRC7,174.26
|
|
pay 82.6% more for housing
Yemen
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$45.97
CRC23,523.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$731.28
CRC374,231.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$520.21
CRC266,219.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$63.96
CRC32,729.71
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$476.14
CRC243,663.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,074,589.86
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$2.97
CRC1,518.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$3.43
CRC1,756.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$4.33
CRC2,215.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$56.36
CRC28,843.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$7.46
CRC3,815.77
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$71.44
CRC36,557.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$46.89
CRC23,997.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$105.63
CRC54,054.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$95.19
CRC48,712.81
|
|
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