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

Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca is 8.6% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 39.1% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Groceries: pay 17.7% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Transportation: pay 27.4% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Housing: pay 31.1% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.1% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Clothing: pay 40.1% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca.

Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.1% less for restaurants

	Berlin	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	$13.55 €11.54	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	-26.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 €2.97	$2.06 CRC1,026.72	-41.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.54	$1.63 CRC816.25	-45.2%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 17.7% less for groceries

	Berlin	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.92	$2.64 CRC1,317.14	+17.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.10 €6.05	$4.46 CRC2,226.15	-37.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.37	$7.25 CRC3,621.62	+41.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.31	$2.88 CRC1,436.26	-25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52 €4.70	$3.76 CRC1,877.12	-31.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.32	$1.08 CRC538.54	-30.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.80	$0.49 CRC246.83	-47.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.02	$0.72 CRC359.03	-40.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.50	$0.81 CRC403.91	-54.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.77	$0.94 CRC471.22	+4.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.66	$0.85 CRC426.35	+9.9%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 27.4% less for transportation

	Berlin	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.41	$5.39 CRC2,690.94	-28.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.91 €58.71	$39.62 CRC19,787.98	-42.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,702.07 €27,862.36	$37,640.45 CRC18,798,579.99	+15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 €27.27	$14.71 CRC7,346.29	-54.0%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 31.1% less for housing

	Berlin	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.32 €42.87	$58.88 CRC29,403.70	+17.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,427.12 €1,215.92	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.35 €910.24	$693.38 CRC346,289.63	-35.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$277.09 €236.08	$68.88 CRC34,400.73	-75.1%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 €157.55	$600.27 CRC299,787.88	+224.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,579.95 €8,162.18	$12,608.37 CRC6,296,935.16	+31.6%
Average			+128.1%

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pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.48	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	-49.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.79	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	-39.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.66	$3.00 CRC1,497.17	-70.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.79 €33.05	$49.53 CRC24,734.97	+27.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.69	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	-33.5%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 40.1% less for clothing

	Berlin	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €79.91	$59.43 CRC29,681.97	-36.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63 €37.18	$23.77 CRC11,872.79	-45.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.67 €90.88	$89.15 CRC44,522.95	-16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 €110.41	$49.53 CRC24,734.97	-61.8%
Average			-40.1%

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