Cost of living comparison

Costa Rica

compared to

Andorra

Andorra vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Andorra is 18.5% more expensive than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.4% more in Andorra
Groceries: pay 19.0% less in Andorra
Transportation: pay 11.1% less in Andorra
Housing: pay 79.9% more in Andorra
Childcare: pay 2.0% less in Andorra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9% more in Andorra
Clothing: pay 11.2% less in Andorra

The cost of housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Andorra are more expensive than in Costa Rica. Expenses including groceries, clothing, transportation, and childcare are lower in Andorra. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Andorra.

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Andorra vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.4% more for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Andorra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.15 CRC5,073.49	$17.64 €15.70	+58.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.85 CRC4,937.06	$14.00 €12.46	+29.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.43 CRC1,106.42	$2.28 €2.03	-6.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 CRC813.02	$1.77 €1.57	-1.2%
Average			+33.4%

Costa Rica vs. Andorra - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.0% less for groceries

	Costa Rica	Andorra
Bread 1 loaf	$2.77 CRC1,261.89	$1.53 €1.37	-44.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 CRC2,192.99	$5.33 €4.74	+10.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.37 CRC3,808.87	$5.19 €4.62	-38.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.63 CRC1,653.83	$3.37 €3.00	-7.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 CRC2,002.78	$3.97 €3.54	-9.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.20 CRC1,003.04	$1.10 €0.98	-49.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 CRC329.98	$1.26 €1.12	+73.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.67 CRC758.13	$1.02 €0.90	-39.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 CRC652.25	$1.54 €1.37	+7.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 CRC655.18	$1.04 €0.93	-27.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.33 CRC603.93	$1.00 €0.89	-24.8%
Average			-19.0%

Costa Rica vs. Andorra - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.1% less for transportation

	Costa Rica	Andorra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.78 CRC2,631.55	$6.00 €5.34	+3.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.80 CRC30,402.28	$33.59 €29.90	-49.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,830.95 CRC10M	$21,274.98 €18,935.49	-6.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.71 CRC7,149.33	$29.26 €26.04	+86.2%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 79.9% more for housing

	Costa Rica	Andorra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.66 CRC23,510.13	$58.69 €52.24	+13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$834.08 CRC380K	$1,469.65 €1,308.04	+76.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$597.43 CRC272K	$1,077.75 €959.23	+80.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.56 CRC31,201.98	$150.72 €134.15	+119.8%
Average			+79.9%

Costa Rica vs. Andorra - Cost of housing

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pay 2.0% less for childcare

	Costa Rica	Andorra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$742.27 CRC338K	$627.05 €558.10	-15.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,434.66 CRC6M	$15,284.39 €13,603.66	+13.8%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Andorra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.91 CRC1,323.10	$3.25 €2.89	+11.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.06 CRC1,847.37	$2.70 €2.40	-33.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 CRC2,409.48	$4.70 €4.19	-11.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.37 CRC30,203.17	$87.34 €77.74	+31.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.92 CRC3,603.80	$10.08 €8.97	+27.3%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 11.2% less for clothing

	Costa Rica	Andorra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.50 CRC30,717.09	$89.57 €79.72	+32.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.52 CRC22,538.15	$39.19 €34.88	-20.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.64 CRC55,811.48	$78.38 €69.76	-36.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.52 CRC49,389.03	$100.77 €89.69	-7.1%
Average			-11.2%

Costa Rica vs. Andorra - Cost of clothing

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