Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Costa Rica
  3. Thailand
  4. Comparison
CRC
COMPARED TO
THB

Thailand is 13.9% cheaper than Costa Rica.

If you lived in Thailand instead of Costa Rica, you would:
local_dining

pay 51.0% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.32
₡4,163
$2.15
฿72.89
-70.6%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.09
₡4,031
$6.58
฿223.23
-7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.38
₡785
$0.65
฿22.11
-52.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.36
₡773
$0.36
฿12.16
-73.6%
Average -51.0%
Costa Rica vs. Thailand - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 3.5% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.66
₡942
$1.32
฿44.71
-20.4%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.92
₡1,661
$9.72
฿329.57
+232.8%
Milk (1 gallon) $5.55
₡3,157
$6.61
฿224.22
+19.1%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.66
₡1,513
$1.58
฿53.74
-40.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.74
₡1,557
$1.07
฿36.21
-61.0%
Apples (1 lb) $1.92
₡1,091
$1.25
฿42.37
-34.9%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.62
₡351
$0.57
฿19.23
-8.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.91
₡517
$0.84
฿28.43
-7.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.86
₡492
$0.58
฿19.77
-32.6%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.82
₡468
$0.57
฿19.26
-31.0%
Onions (1 lb) $0.98
₡555
$0.45
฿15.24
-53.9%
Average -3.5%
Costa Rica vs. Thailand - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 5.8% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.30
₡2,444
$3.60
฿122.01
-16.3%
Monthly public transit pass $42.61
₡24,237
$32.53
฿1,103.42
-23.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,427.52
₡12,757,224
$34,102.47
฿1,156,755.70
+52.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $9.82
₡5,584
$6.33
฿214.65
-35.5%
Average -5.8%
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home

pay 36.7% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $51.18
₡29,110
$23.03
฿781.11
-55.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $538.54
₡306,332
$365.73
฿12,405.42
-32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $375.16
₡213,400
$215.02
฿7,293.34
-42.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $60.73
₡34,547
$50.41
฿1,709.83
-17.0%
Average -36.7%
Costa Rica vs. Thailand - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 16.6% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $308.21
₡175,315
$318.98
฿10,819.91
+3.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,171.59
₡4,079,343
$9,306.89
฿315,689.60
+29.8%
Average +16.6%
Costa Rica vs. Thailand - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.12
₡1,204
$2.23
฿75.72
+5.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.31
₡1,314
$1.93
฿65.53
-16.4%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.74
₡2,128
$4.04
฿136.90
+7.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $57.19
₡32,532
$44.82
฿1,520.39
-21.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.71
₡3,247
$6.06
฿205.40
+6.1%
Average -3.7%
Costa Rica vs. Thailand - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 13.4% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $55.79
₡31,735
$55.74
฿1,890.73
-0.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $42.10
₡23,947
$25.57
฿867.27
-39.3%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $100.48
₡57,157
$93.20
฿3,161.24
-7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather) $78.33
₡44,558
$72.77
฿2,468.23
-7.1%
Average -13.4%
Costa Rica vs. Thailand - 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: April 2021
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