Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 39.0% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
₡4,718
|
$6.95
$6,050.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
₡4,090
|
$4.91
$4,276.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
₡865
|
$1.18
$1,023.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
₡754
|
$0.81
$707.95
|
|
pay 46.2% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
₡938
|
$1.16
$1,007.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
₡2,080
|
$3.30
$2,871.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
₡3,233
|
$3.02
$2,625.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
₡1,319
|
$1.48
$1,287.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
₡1,963
|
$1.86
$1,620.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
₡926
|
$0.70
$611.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
₡331
|
$0.61
$528.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
₡630
|
$0.48
$415.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₡484
|
$0.61
$534.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₡463
|
$0.31
$273.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡542
|
$0.37
$323.42
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
₡2,798
|
$3.41
$2,965.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
₡22,092
|
$19.26
$16,758.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
₡12,943,429
|
$24,101.65
$20,971,003.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
₡6,708
|
$8.86
$7,705.07
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
₡26,632
|
$21.98
$19,121.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
₡407,752
|
$237.02
$206,232.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
₡261,657
|
$180.77
$157,289.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
₡32,486
|
$38.32
$33,339.09
|
|
pay 55.7% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
₡183,762
|
$116.37
$101,252.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
₡4,188,466
|
$4,756.21
$4,138,407.35
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
₡1,444
|
$1.80
$1,566.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
₡1,466
|
$1.63
$1,421.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
₡2,246
|
$1.91
$1,662.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
₡28,037
|
$22.57
$19,638.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
₡3,597
|
$4.09
$3,557.98
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
₡33,377
|
$59.01
$51,347.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
₡22,547
|
$50.10
$43,592.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
₡50,658
|
$112.10
$97,536.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
₡38,835
|
$88.63
$77,113.99
|
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