Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 11.5% more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 32.5% more for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
₡4,732
|
$14.85
$573.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
₡4,102
|
$10.53
$406.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
₡868
|
$2.29
$88.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
₡756
|
$1.66
$64.26
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
₡940
|
$2.03
$78.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
₡2,086
|
$5.05
$195.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
₡3,242
|
$4.04
$156.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
₡1,322
|
$3.14
$121.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
₡1,969
|
$4.93
$190.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
₡928
|
$1.08
$41.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
₡332
|
$1.39
$53.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
₡631
|
$0.73
$28.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₡485
|
$1.20
$46.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₡464
|
$0.80
$30.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡543
|
$0.81
$31.30
|
|
pay 25.6% more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
₡2,806
|
$7.10
$274.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
₡22,156
|
$48.05
$1,856.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
₡12,980,676
|
$36,679.53
$1,417,256.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
₡6,727
|
$16.61
$641.71
|
|
pay 11.8% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
₡26,708
|
$37.95
$1,466.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
₡408,925
|
$510.80
$19,736.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
₡262,410
|
$384.82
$14,869.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
₡32,580
|
$93.98
$3,631.42
|
|
pay 7.0% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
₡184,291
|
$389.18
$15,037.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
₡4,200,519
|
$6,681.58
$258,168.93
|
|
pay 17.2% more for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
₡1,448
|
$3.62
$139.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
₡1,470
|
$3.84
$148.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
₡2,253
|
$4.82
$186.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
₡28,118
|
$49.95
$1,929.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
₡3,607
|
$9.51
$367.29
|
|
pay 19.7% more for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
₡33,473
|
$92.12
$3,559.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
₡22,612
|
$41.63
$1,608.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
₡50,804
|
$107.70
$4,161.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
₡38,946
|
$109.72
$4,239.29
|
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