Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 21.3% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 19.5% more for restaurants
|
Czech Republic
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.39
Kč175.13
|
$9.42
₡4,718
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.56
Kč179.23
|
$8.16
₡4,090
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
Kč35.04
|
$1.73
₡865
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
Kč28.30
|
$1.50
₡754
|
|
pay 54.0% more for groceries
|
Czech Republic
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
Kč33.02
|
$1.87
₡938
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
Kč122.82
|
$4.15
₡2,080
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
Kč86.86
|
$6.45
₡3,233
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
Kč54.95
|
$2.63
₡1,319
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
Kč81.08
|
$3.92
₡1,963
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
Kč16.44
|
$1.85
₡926
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
Kč15.75
|
$0.66
₡331
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
Kč18.29
|
$1.26
₡630
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
Kč30.81
|
$0.97
₡484
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Kč10.42
|
$0.92
₡463
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Kč9.75
|
$1.08
₡542
|
|
pay 26.0% more for transportation
|
Czech Republic
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
Kč179.51
|
$5.58
₡2,798
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.53
Kč486.46
|
$44.09
₡22,092
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,012.86
Kč592,792.20
|
$25,829.98
₡12,943,429
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.93
Kč282.70
|
$13.39
₡6,708
|
|
pay 34.1% more for housing
|
Czech Republic
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.79
Kč492.74
|
$53.15
₡26,632
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.03
Kč13,580.53
|
$813.71
₡407,752
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.37
Kč11,645.15
|
$522.16
₡261,657
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.81
Kč4,711.65
|
$64.83
₡32,486
|
|
pay 3.5% more for childcare
|
Czech Republic
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.84
Kč7,959.27
|
$366.72
₡183,762
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,534.54
Kč202,264.29
|
$8,358.53
₡4,188,466
|
|
pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Czech Republic
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
Kč44.54
|
$2.88
₡1,444
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
Kč62.39
|
$2.93
₡1,466
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
Kč139.40
|
$4.48
₡2,246
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.28
Kč1,049.37
|
$55.95
₡28,037
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.32
Kč197.17
|
$7.18
₡3,597
|
|
pay 1.3% more for clothing
|
Czech Republic
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.47
Kč1,812.21
|
$66.61
₡33,377
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.50
Kč888.63
|
$44.99
₡22,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
Kč1,999.79
|
$101.09
₡50,658
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.98
Kč2,345.79
|
$77.50
₡38,835
|
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