Cost of living comparison
Italy is 14.7% more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Italy instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 24.2% more for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
₡4,800
|
$15.74
€14.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
₡4,161
|
$9.09
€8.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
₡880
|
$2.45
€2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
₡767
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
₡954
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
₡2,116
|
$7.20
€6.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
₡3,289
|
$4.88
€4.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
₡1,342
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
₡1,997
|
$4.47
€4.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
₡942
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
₡337
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
₡641
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₡492
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₡471
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡551
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
₡2,847
|
$8.02
€7.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
₡22,476
|
$38.40
€35.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
₡13,168,173
|
$25,887.08
€23,770.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
₡6,824
|
$18.65
€17.12
|
|
pay 15.0% more for housing
Costa Rica
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
₡27,094
|
$30.75
€28.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
₡414,832
|
$608.10
€558.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
₡266,200
|
$488.80
€448.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
₡33,050
|
$151.72
€139.32
|
|
pay 20.1% more for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
₡186,953
|
$459.30
€421.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
₡4,261,192
|
$9,604.44
€8,819.28
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
₡1,469
|
$4.83
€4.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
₡1,491
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
₡2,285
|
$6.30
€5.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
₡28,524
|
$51.79
€47.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
₡3,660
|
$9.32
€8.56
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
₡33,956
|
$80.37
€73.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
₡22,938
|
$36.54
€33.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
₡51,537
|
$89.56
€82.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
₡39,509
|
$114.84
€105.45
|
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