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Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca is 4.0% cheaper than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 24.2% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Groceries: pay 1.3% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Transportation: pay 3.7% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Housing: pay 8.8% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Childcare: pay 7.4% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.2% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Clothing: pay 41.9% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca

The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, and groceries in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca are more expensive than in Athens. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca.

Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 24.2% more for restaurants

	Athens	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$9.95 CRC4,970.75	-43.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €8.96	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	-5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 €2.11	$2.06 CRC1,026.72	-17.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 €0.53	$1.63 CRC816.25	+162.9%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 1.3% more for groceries

	Athens	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 €1.18	$2.64 CRC1,317.14	+90.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.54 €6.42	$4.46 CRC2,226.15	-40.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 €6.13	$7.25 CRC3,621.62	+0.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 €4.00	$2.88 CRC1,436.26	-38.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 €4.13	$3.76 CRC1,877.12	-22.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.88	$1.08 CRC538.54	+4.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.83	$0.49 CRC246.83	-49.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.60	$0.72 CRC359.03	+1.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.91	$0.81 CRC403.91	-24.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.57	$0.94 CRC471.22	+41.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.48	$0.85 CRC426.35	+50.9%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 3.7% more for transportation

	Athens	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.94 €6.77	$5.39 CRC2,690.94	-32.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €29.85	$39.62 CRC19,787.98	+13.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €24,877.10	$37,640.45 CRC18,798,579.99	+28.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.02 €11.94	$14.71 CRC7,346.29	+5.0%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 8.8% more for housing

	Athens	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.45 €29.35	$58.88 CRC29,403.70	+70.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$685.67 €584.20	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.10 €518.96	$693.38 CRC346,289.63	+13.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.77 €141.24	$68.88 CRC34,400.73	-58.4%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 7.4% more for childcare

	Athens	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$566.82 €482.93	$600.27 CRC299,787.88	+5.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,581.98 €9,867.92	$12,608.37 CRC6,296,935.16	+8.9%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.98	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	-54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12 €3.51	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	-35.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €4.98	$3.00 CRC1,497.17	-48.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.30 €47.97	$49.53 CRC24,734.97	-12.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 €8.96	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	-5.8%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 41.9% less for clothing

	Athens	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.47 €86.46	$59.43 CRC29,681.97	-41.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.68 €40.62	$23.77 CRC11,872.79	-50.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.26 €89.68	$89.15 CRC44,522.95	-15.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.94 €107.30	$49.53 CRC24,734.97	-60.7%
Average			-41.9%

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