Cost of living comparison

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Finland vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Finland is 24.4% more expensive than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.5% more in Finland
Groceries: pay 1.5% less in Finland
Transportation: pay 25.0% more in Finland
Housing: pay 10.3% more in Finland
Childcare: pay 9.9% less in Finland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.1% more in Finland
Clothing: pay 19.4% more in Finland

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

Finland vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.5% more for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Finland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 CRC4,857.39	$15.68 €13.52	+60.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 CRC4,739.57	$11.56 €9.97	+21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CRC995.21	$2.65 €2.29	+32.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 CRC781.41	$2.14 €1.84	+35.9%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 1.5% less for groceries

	Costa Rica	Finland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 CRC1,262.79	$2.47 €2.13	-2.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 CRC2,237.94	$4.19 €3.62	-6.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 CRC3,740.34	$4.85 €4.18	-35.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 CRC1,389.74	$3.24 €2.80	+16.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 CRC1,902.77	$6.13 €5.28	+60.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 CRC886.81	$1.13 €0.98	-36.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC305.74	$0.94 €0.81	+52.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 CRC819.01	$1.05 €0.90	-36.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 CRC617.46	$1.90 €1.64	+52.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 CRC635.24	$0.58 €0.50	-54.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 CRC547.12	$0.83 €0.71	-24.8%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 25.0% more for transportation

	Costa Rica	Finland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.47 CRC2,719.23	$7.96 €6.86	+45.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.59 CRC27,137.81	$69.84 €60.23	+27.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,444.91 CRC18,117,972.89	$34,910.15 €30,103.97	-4.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.68 CRC7,794.48	$20.49 €17.67	+30.7%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 10.3% more for housing

	Costa Rica	Finland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.17 CRC24,446.08	$23.03 €19.86	-53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$805.28 CRC400,329.95	$801.83 €691.44	-0.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.89 CRC276,349.98	$658.48 €567.82	+18.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.57 CRC31,602.67	$112.00 €96.58	+76.2%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 9.9% less for childcare

	Costa Rica	Finland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$517.09 CRC257,060.35	$333.41 €287.51	-35.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,552.94 CRC4,749,083.93	$11,057.05 €9,534.79	+15.7%
Average			-9.9%

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pay 90.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Finland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 CRC1,285.81	$7.87 €6.79	+204.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 CRC1,908.38	$4.79 €4.13	+24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.70 CRC2,336.25	$12.15 €10.48	+158.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.68 CRC29,171.56	$44.75 €38.59	-23.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.11 CRC4,527.37	$16.99 €14.65	+86.5%
Average			+90.1%

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pay 19.4% more for clothing

	Costa Rica	Finland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.22 CRC28,941.22	$93.32 €80.47	+60.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.70 CRC22,222.99	$37.73 €32.54	-15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.79 CRC56,072.28	$96.29 €83.04	-14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.41 CRC46,435.67	$137.67 €118.71	+47.4%
Average			+19.4%

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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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