Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 6.1% more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 36.3% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
CRC4,798.93
|
$6.13
₩8,312
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
CRC4,160.00
|
$5.18
₩7,023
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
CRC880.27
|
$1.41
₩1,907
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC766.94
|
$0.67
₩915
|
|
pay 57.7% more for groceries
Costa Rica
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
CRC953.72
|
$2.74
₩3,720
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
CRC2,115.80
|
$8.12
₩11,010
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CRC3,288.49
|
$7.20
₩9,764
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
CRC1,341.18
|
$2.73
₩3,704
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CRC1,996.79
|
$3.58
₩4,861
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
CRC941.61
|
$2.90
₩3,927
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CRC337.04
|
$1.51
₩2,047
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
CRC640.35
|
$2.66
₩3,609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
CRC491.90
|
$2.29
₩3,109
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
CRC470.99
|
$1.40
₩1,894
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC550.90
|
$1.08
₩1,470
|
|
pay 8.0% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
CRC2,845.81
|
$4.92
₩6,678
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
CRC22,470.57
|
$43.73
₩59,298
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
CRC13,164,933.21
|
$28,660.56
₩38,865,004
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
CRC6,822.60
|
$9.34
₩12,660
|
|
pay 20.7% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
CRC27,087.53
|
$21.09
₩28,598
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
CRC414,729.68
|
$392.42
₩532,142
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
CRC266,135.01
|
$302.43
₩410,108
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
CRC33,042.04
|
$111.18
₩150,760
|
|
pay 60.4% more for childcare
Costa Rica
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
CRC186,907.13
|
$342.96
₩465,063
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
CRC4,260,144.21
|
$18,987.50
₩25,747,905
|
|
pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
CRC1,468.60
|
$2.92
₩3,957
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CRC1,491.02
|
$3.29
₩4,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
CRC2,284.77
|
$3.45
₩4,678
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
CRC28,516.86
|
$44.03
₩59,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
CRC3,658.60
|
$8.93
₩12,104
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
CRC33,947.80
|
$48.44
₩65,690
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
CRC22,932.62
|
$44.60
₩60,478
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
CRC51,524.68
|
$75.46
₩102,323
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
CRC39,499.25
|
$91.03
₩123,446
|
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