Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 74.4% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 99.4% more for restaurants
Armenia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.08
AMD2,739.48
|
$9.42
CRC4,798.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,490.43
|
$8.16
CRC4,160.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
AMD350.21
|
$1.73
CRC880.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
AMD167.74
|
$1.50
CRC766.94
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Armenia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
AMD216.11
|
$1.87
CRC953.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
AMD1,427.64
|
$4.15
CRC2,115.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
AMD1,839.42
|
$6.45
CRC3,288.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
AMD781.11
|
$2.63
CRC1,341.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
AMD1,055.36
|
$3.92
CRC1,996.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD216.99
|
$1.85
CRC941.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD317.05
|
$0.66
CRC337.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD281.24
|
$1.26
CRC640.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AMD276.61
|
$0.97
CRC491.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD131.49
|
$0.92
CRC470.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD114.98
|
$1.08
CRC550.90
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Armenia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
AMD1,719.01
|
$5.58
CRC2,845.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,157.94
|
$44.09
CRC22,470.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD9,961,737.87
|
$25,829.98
CRC13,164,933.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
AMD1,295.03
|
$13.39
CRC6,822.60
|
|
pay 52.7% more for housing
Armenia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
AMD6,812.17
|
$53.15
CRC27,087.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.62
AMD256,351.82
|
$813.71
CRC414,729.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.53
AMD181,650.84
|
$522.16
CRC266,135.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD33,408.08
|
$64.83
CRC33,042.04
|
|
pay 52.5% more for childcare
Armenia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.96
AMD70,008.88
|
$366.72
CRC186,907.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,159,926.46
|
$8,358.53
CRC4,260,144.21
|
|
pay 63.0% more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
AMD527.97
|
$2.88
CRC1,468.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
AMD930.01
|
$2.93
CRC1,491.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AMD742.15
|
$4.48
CRC2,284.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.24
AMD19,823.37
|
$55.95
CRC28,516.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.15
AMD1,992.35
|
$7.18
CRC3,658.60
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.02
AMD26,313.93
|
$66.61
CRC33,947.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.72
AMD20,397.74
|
$44.99
CRC22,932.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.40
AMD38,067.12
|
$101.09
CRC51,524.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.10
AMD34,083.37
|
$77.50
CRC39,499.25
|
|
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