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Comoros vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Comoros is 1.4% more expensive than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.1% less in Comoros
Groceries: pay 39.5% more in Comoros
Transportation: pay 2.4% less in Comoros
Housing: pay 26.2% more in Comoros
Childcare: pay 17.0% more in Comoros
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.6% less in Comoros
Clothing: pay 11.5% more in Comoros

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

Comoros vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.1% less for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Comoros
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 CRC4,857.39	$6.42 KMF2,730	-34.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 CRC4,739.57	$8.30 KMF3,529	-12.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CRC995.21	$1.04 KMF442	-48.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 CRC781.41	$0.67 KMF285	-57.3%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 39.5% more for groceries

	Costa Rica	Comoros
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 CRC1,262.79	$0.59 KMF251	-76.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 CRC2,237.94	$4.02 KMF1,708	-10.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 CRC3,740.34	$17.01 KMF7,228	+126.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 CRC1,389.74	$5.23 KMF2,223	+87.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 CRC1,902.77	??
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 CRC886.81	$2.38 KMF1,013	+33.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC305.74	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 CRC819.01	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 CRC617.46	$1.95 KMF829	+57.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 CRC635.24	$2.13 KMF905	+66.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 CRC547.12	$1.46 KMF621	+32.9%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 2.4% less for transportation

	Costa Rica	Comoros
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.47 CRC2,719.23	$11.89 KMF5,055	+117.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.59 CRC27,137.81	$33.58 KMF14,271	-38.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,444.91 CRC18,117,972.89	$19,879.18 KMF8,448,651	-45.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.68 CRC7,794.48	$8.93 KMF3,796	-43.0%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 26.2% more for housing

	Costa Rica	Comoros
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.17 CRC24,446.08	$76.92 KMF32,690	+56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$805.28 CRC400,329.95	$759.19 KMF322,657	-5.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.89 CRC276,349.98	$630.71 KMF268,054	+13.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.57 CRC31,602.67	$89.32 KMF37,960	+40.5%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 17.0% more for childcare

	Costa Rica	Comoros
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$517.09 CRC257,060.35	$415.80 KMF176,717	-19.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,552.94 CRC4,749,083.93	$14,673.45 KMF6,236,217	+53.6%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Comoros
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 CRC1,285.81	$1.09 KMF462	-58.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 CRC1,908.38	$1.83 KMF779	-52.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.70 CRC2,336.25	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.68 CRC29,171.56	$35.88 KMF15,248	-38.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.11 CRC4,527.37	$6.79 KMF2,884	-25.5%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 11.5% more for clothing

	Costa Rica	Comoros
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.22 CRC28,941.22	$63.07 KMF26,805	+8.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.70 CRC22,222.99	$63.07 KMF26,805	+41.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.79 CRC56,072.28	$114.46 KMF48,647	+1.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.41 CRC46,435.67	$88.77 KMF37,726	-5.0%
Average			+11.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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