Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 16.2% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Canada, you would:
pay 12.1% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.97
|
$9.42
₡4,774
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.15
|
$8.16
₡4,138
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.44
|
$1.73
₡876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
$1.50
₡763
|
|
pay 14.8% less for groceries
Canada
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
$1.87
₡949
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.42
|
$4.15
₡2,105
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.48
|
$6.45
₡3,271
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
$2.63
₡1,334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.62
|
$3.92
₡1,986
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.24
|
$1.85
₡937
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.66
₡335
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
$1.26
₡637
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
$0.97
₡489
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
$0.92
₡469
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
$1.08
₡548
|
|
pay 4.1% less for transportation
Canada
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.83
|
$5.58
₡2,831
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.92
|
$44.09
₡22,353
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$29,070.63
|
$25,829.98
₡13,095,893
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.39
|
$13.39
₡6,787
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
Canada
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$88.22
|
$53.15
₡26,945
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,469.54
|
$813.71
₡412,555
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,312.50
|
$522.16
₡264,739
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$154.60
|
$64.83
₡32,869
|
|
pay 44.0% less for childcare
Canada
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,028.99
|
$366.72
₡185,927
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,317.35
|
$8,358.53
₡4,237,803
|
|
pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.44
|
$2.88
₡1,461
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.57
|
$2.93
₡1,483
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.48
|
$4.48
₡2,273
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.91
|
$55.95
₡28,367
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$14.05
|
$7.18
₡3,639
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
Canada
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.70
|
$66.61
₡33,770
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.86
|
$44.99
₡22,812
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$107.49
|
$101.09
₡51,254
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$134.77
|
$77.50
₡39,292
|
|
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