Cost of living comparison

Comoros

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Comoros Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 14.9% more expensive than Comoros overall.

Restaurants: pay 76.2% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 1.5% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 6.2% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 0.1% less in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 33.4% more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.4% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 6.8% more in Costa Rica

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Comoros. Notably, entertainment and sports and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.

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Costa Rica vs. Comoros Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Comoros, you would:

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pay 76.2% more for restaurants

	Comoros	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.16 KMF2,710	$11.15 CRC5,073.49	+81.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.96 KMF3,503	$10.85 CRC4,937.06	+36.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 KMF438	$2.43 CRC1,106.42	+144.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 KMF283	$1.79 CRC813.02	+177.5%
Average			+76.2%

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pay 1.5% more for groceries

	Comoros	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 KMF250	$2.77 CRC1,261.89	+388.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 KMF1,695	$4.82 CRC2,192.99	+25.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.30 KMF7,174	$8.37 CRC3,808.87	-48.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 KMF2,207	$3.63 CRC1,653.83	-27.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$4.40 CRC2,002.78
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 KMF1,006	$2.20 CRC1,003.04	-3.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.73 CRC329.98
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.67 CRC758.13
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 KMF822	$1.43 CRC652.25	-23.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.04 KMF898	$1.44 CRC655.18	-29.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.40 KMF617	$1.33 CRC603.93	-5.3%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 6.2% more for transportation

	Comoros	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.40 KMF5,017	$5.78 CRC2,631.55	-49.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.19 KMF14,165	$66.80 CRC30,402.28	+107.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,057.90 KMF8M	$22,830.95 CRC10M	+19.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.56 KMF3,768	$15.71 CRC7,149.33	+83.4%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 0.1% less for housing

	Comoros	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.74 KMF32,446	$51.66 CRC23,510.13	-29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.83 KMF320K	$834.08 CRC380K	+14.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$604.66 KMF266K	$597.43 CRC272K	-1.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.63 KMF37,676	$68.56 CRC31,201.98	-19.9%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 33.4% more for childcare

	Comoros	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$398.63 KMF175K	$742.27 CRC338K	+86.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,067.24 KMF6M	$13,434.66 CRC6M	-4.5%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 91.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Comoros	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KMF458	$2.91 CRC1,323.10	+179.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 KMF774	$4.06 CRC1,847.37	+130.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.29 CRC2,409.48
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$66.37 CRC30,203.17
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 KMF2,862	$7.92 CRC3,603.80	+21.7%
Average			+91.4%

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pay 6.8% more for clothing

	Comoros	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.47 KMF26,605	$67.50 CRC30,717.09	+11.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.47 KMF26,605	$49.52 CRC22,538.15	-18.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.73 KMF48,283	$122.64 CRC55,811.48	+11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.10 KMF37,444	$108.52 CRC49,389.03	+27.5%
Average			+6.8%

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