Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.6% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Spain instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 11.2% more for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
₡4,763
|
$12.45
€11.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
₡4,129
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
₡874
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
₡761
|
$1.40
€1.29
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
₡947
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
₡2,100
|
$5.73
€5.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
₡3,264
|
$3.55
€3.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
₡1,331
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
₡1,982
|
$3.11
€2.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
₡935
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
₡335
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
₡636
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₡488
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₡467
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡547
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 2.5% more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
₡2,825
|
$6.67
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
₡22,303
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
₡13,066,552
|
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
₡6,772
|
$14.14
€13.02
|
|
pay 9.0% more for housing
Costa Rica
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
₡26,885
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
₡411,630
|
$697.48
€642.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
₡264,146
|
$570.67
€525.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
₡32,795
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
|
pay 9.2% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
₡185,510
|
$342.46
€315.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
₡4,228,308
|
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
₡1,458
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
₡1,480
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
₡2,268
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
₡28,304
|
$43.33
€39.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
₡3,631
|
$8.42
€7.75
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
₡33,694
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
₡22,761
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
₡51,140
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
₡39,204
|
$91.35
€84.13
|
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