Cost of Living Comparison

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Turkey is 48.9% cheaper than Costa Rica.

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

pay 65.0% less for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.32 ₡4,163	$3.15 ₺11.23	-57.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.09 ₡4,031	$3.04 ₺10.83	-57.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 ₡785	$0.55 ₺1.96	-60.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 ₡773	$0.20 ₺0.70	-85.6%
Average			-65.0%

Costa Rica vs. Turkey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.9% less for groceries

	Costa Rica	Turkey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.66 ₡942	$0.31 ₺1.10	-81.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.92 ₡1,661	$2.57 ₺9.15	-12.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 ₡3,157	$2.63 ₺9.39	-52.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.66 ₡1,513	$1.37 ₺4.88	-48.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.74 ₡1,557	$1.08 ₺3.85	-60.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.92 ₡1,091	$0.33 ₺1.16	-83.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 ₡351	$0.79 ₺2.81	+27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ₡517	$0.43 ₺1.54	-52.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 ₡492	$0.28 ₺1.00	-67.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 ₡468	$0.19 ₺0.67	-77.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 ₡555	$0.25 ₺0.89	-74.5%
Average			-52.9%

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pay 29.1% less for transportation

	Costa Rica	Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.30 ₡2,444	$3.22 ₺11.50	-24.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.61 ₡24,237	$20.93 ₺74.63	-50.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,427.52 ₡12,757,224	$23,871.04 ₺85,109.80	+6.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.82 ₡5,584	$5.20 ₺18.55	-47.0%
Average			-29.1%

Costa Rica vs. Turkey - Cost of transportation

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pay 59.6% less for housing

	Costa Rica	Turkey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.18 ₡29,110	$13.41 ₺47.80	-73.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$538.54 ₡306,332	$149.53 ₺533.13	-72.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.16 ₡213,400	$107.80 ₺384.34	-71.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.73 ₡34,547	$47.99 ₺171.10	-21.0%
Average			-59.6%

Costa Rica vs. Turkey - Cost of housing

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pay 47.6% less for childcare

	Costa Rica	Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$308.21 ₡175,315	$177.30 ₺632.16	-42.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,171.59 ₡4,079,343	$3,388.31 ₺12,080.67	-52.8%
Average			-47.6%

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pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 ₡1,204	$2.06 ₺7.34	-2.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 ₡1,314	$1.48 ₺5.28	-36.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.74 ₡2,128	$2.35 ₺8.39	-37.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.19 ₡32,532	$20.08 ₺71.61	-64.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.71 ₡3,247	$2.65 ₺9.46	-53.5%
Average			-38.8%

Costa Rica vs. Turkey - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 49.3% less for clothing

	Costa Rica	Turkey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.79 ₡31,735	$28.86 ₺102.90	-48.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.10 ₡23,947	$20.84 ₺74.29	-50.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.48 ₡57,157	$50.61 ₺180.44	-49.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.33 ₡44,558	$40.01 ₺142.64	-48.9%
Average			-49.3%

Costa Rica vs. Turkey - Cost of clothing

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