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Liberia vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 3.3% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.8% more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 40.6% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 5.9% more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 82.8% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.2% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 42.4% less in Liberia

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

Liberia vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.8% more for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 CRC4,857.39	$7.50 LRD1,332.19	-23.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 CRC4,739.57	$11.00 LRD1,953.88	+15.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CRC995.21	$2.00 LRD355.25	-0.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 CRC781.41	$2.00 LRD355.25	+27.2%
Average			+4.8%

Costa Rica vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Costa Rica	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 CRC1,262.79	$1.79 LRD318.17	-29.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 CRC2,237.94	$5.91 LRD1,048.95	+31.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 CRC3,740.34	$8.01 LRD1,423.03	+6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 CRC1,389.74	$3.60 LRD639.45	+28.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 CRC1,902.77	$5.38 LRD954.74	+40.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 CRC886.81	$0.74 LRD131.87	-58.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC305.74	$3.83 LRD680.90	+523.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 CRC819.01	$4.67 LRD828.92	+183.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 CRC617.46	$5.00 LRD888.13	+302.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 CRC635.24	$1.03 LRD182.93	-19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 CRC547.12	$4.83 LRD858.52	+339.2%
Average			+122.5%

Costa Rica vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.6% less for transportation

	Costa Rica	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.47 CRC2,719.23	$4.69 LRD833.65	-14.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.59 CRC27,137.81	$20.00 LRD3,552.50	-63.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,444.91 CRC18,117,972.89	$12,534.94 LRD2,226,518.22	-65.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.68 CRC7,794.48	$12.69 LRD2,254.41	-19.1%
Average			-40.6%

Costa Rica vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.9% more for housing

	Costa Rica	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.17 CRC24,446.08	$93.25 LRD16,563.52	+89.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$805.28 CRC400,329.95	$666.67 LRD118,416.67	-17.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.89 CRC276,349.98	$95.00 LRD16,874.38	-82.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.57 CRC31,602.67	$85.26 LRD15,145.11	+34.1%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 82.8% less for childcare

	Costa Rica	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$517.09 CRC257,060.35	$129.33 LRD22,972.82	-75.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,552.94 CRC4,749,083.93	$894.00 LRD158,796.49	-90.6%
Average			-82.8%

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pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 CRC1,285.81	$3.00 LRD532.88	+16.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 CRC1,908.38	$3.33 LRD592.08	-13.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.70 CRC2,336.25	$5.00 LRD888.13	+6.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.68 CRC29,171.56	$76.25 LRD13,543.91	+29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.11 CRC4,527.37	$9.75 LRD1,731.80	+7.1%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 42.4% less for clothing

	Costa Rica	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.22 CRC28,941.22	$18.41 LRD3,270.51	-68.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.70 CRC22,222.99	$33.75 LRD5,994.84	-24.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.79 CRC56,072.28	$56.25 LRD9,991.41	-50.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.41 CRC46,435.67	$68.75 LRD12,211.72	-26.4%
Average			-42.4%

Costa Rica vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

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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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