Cost of living comparison

Costa Rica

compared to

Lithuania

Lithuania vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Lithuania is 23.7% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.7% less in Lithuania
Groceries: pay 41.3% less in Lithuania
Transportation: pay 10.5% less in Lithuania
Housing: pay 31.8% less in Lithuania
Childcare: pay 27.4% less in Lithuania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% more in Lithuania
Clothing: pay 11.8% more in Lithuania

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

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Lithuania vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.7% less for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Lithuania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.15 CRC5,073.49	$11.74 €10.45	+5.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.85 CRC4,937.06	$7.87 €7.00	-27.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.43 CRC1,106.42	$2.61 €2.33	+7.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 CRC813.02	$2.25 €2.00	+25.7%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 41.3% less for groceries

	Costa Rica	Lithuania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.77 CRC1,261.89	$1.58 €1.40	-43.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 CRC2,192.99	$5.60 €4.98	+16.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.37 CRC3,808.87	$5.10 €4.54	-39.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.63 CRC1,653.83	$3.09 €2.75	-14.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 CRC2,002.78	$3.19 €2.84	-27.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.20 CRC1,003.04	$0.77 €0.68	-65.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 CRC329.98	$0.66 €0.59	-8.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.67 CRC758.13	$0.82 €0.73	-50.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 CRC652.25	$1.35 €1.20	-5.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 CRC655.18	$0.37 €0.33	-74.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.33 CRC603.93	$0.40 €0.36	-69.9%
Average			-41.3%

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pay 10.5% less for transportation

	Costa Rica	Lithuania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.78 CRC2,631.55	$6.94 €6.17	+20.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.80 CRC30,402.28	$32.25 €28.70	-51.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,830.95 CRC10M	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	+19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.71 CRC7,149.33	$9.85 €8.76	-37.3%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 31.8% less for housing

	Costa Rica	Lithuania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.66 CRC23,510.13	$14.62 €13.01	-71.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$834.08 CRC380K	$487.51 €433.90	-41.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$597.43 CRC272K	$337.38 €300.28	-43.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.56 CRC31,201.98	$156.91 €139.66	+128.9%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 27.4% less for childcare

	Costa Rica	Lithuania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$742.27 CRC338K	$551.61 €490.95	-25.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,434.66 CRC6M	$9,536.02 €8,487.40	-29.0%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Lithuania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.91 CRC1,323.10	$5.26 €4.68	+80.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.06 CRC1,847.37	$3.34 €2.97	-17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 CRC2,409.48	$5.89 €5.24	+11.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.37 CRC30,203.17	$40.48 €36.03	-39.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.92 CRC3,603.80	$9.37 €8.34	+18.3%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 11.8% more for clothing

	Costa Rica	Lithuania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.50 CRC30,717.09	$103.76 €92.35	+53.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.52 CRC22,538.15	$45.79 €40.76	-7.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.64 CRC55,811.48	$91.90 €81.79	-25.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.52 CRC49,389.03	$159.27 €141.76	+46.8%
Average			+11.8%

Costa Rica vs. Lithuania - Cost of clothing

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