Cost of living comparison
Germany is 26.2% more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Germany instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 40.8% more for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
₡4,718
|
$12.84
€12.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
₡4,090
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
₡865
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
₡754
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 8.8% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
₡938
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
₡2,080
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
₡3,233
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
₡1,319
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
₡1,963
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
₡926
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
₡331
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
₡630
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₡484
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₡463
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡542
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 46.0% more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
₡2,798
|
$8.31
€7.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
₡22,092
|
$73.47
€68.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
₡12,943,429
|
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
₡6,708
|
$21.90
€20.54
|
|
pay 46.9% more for housing
Costa Rica
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
₡26,632
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
₡407,752
|
$759.74
€712.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
₡261,657
|
$577.93
€542.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
₡32,486
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
|
pay 15.5% more for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
₡183,762
|
$325.78
€305.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
₡4,188,466
|
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
|
pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
₡1,444
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
₡1,466
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
₡2,246
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
₡28,037
|
$34.77
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
₡3,597
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
₡33,377
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
₡22,547
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
₡50,658
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
₡38,835
|
$113.48
€106.43
|
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