Cost of living comparison
Washington is 65.2% more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Washington instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 47.8% more for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
₡4,763
|
$19.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
₡4,129
|
$10.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
₡874
|
$2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
₡761
|
$1.75
|
|
pay 34.7% more for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
₡947
|
$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
₡2,100
|
$6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
₡3,264
|
$3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
₡1,331
|
$3.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
₡1,982
|
$5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
₡935
|
$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
₡335
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
₡636
|
$1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₡488
|
$1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₡467
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡547
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
₡2,825
|
$4.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
₡22,303
|
$61.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
₡13,066,552
|
$24,741.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
₡6,772
|
$17.12
|
|
pay 99.3% more for housing
Costa Rica
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
₡26,885
|
$67.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
₡411,630
|
$1,617.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
₡264,146
|
$1,418.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
₡32,795
|
$130.00
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
₡185,510
|
$1,309.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
₡4,228,308
|
$19,297.89
|
|
pay 72.4% more for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
₡1,458
|
$5.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
₡1,480
|
$4.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
₡2,268
|
$9.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
₡28,304
|
$48.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
₡3,631
|
$13.04
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
₡33,694
|
$46.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
₡22,761
|
$39.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
₡51,140
|
$80.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
₡39,204
|
$118.25
|
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