Cost of living comparison

Czech Republic

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Czech Republic Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 17.5% more expensive than Czech Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.0% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 59.5% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 13.8% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 3.2% less in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 68.6% more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.7% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 9.1% more in Costa Rica

The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Czech Republic.

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Costa Rica vs. Czech Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Czech Republic, you would:

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pay 25.0% more for restaurants

	Czech Republic	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.97 CZK194.19	$11.15 CRC5,073.49	+24.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.74 CZK189.25	$10.85 CRC4,937.06	+24.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 CZK38.15	$2.43 CRC1,106.42	+38.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 CZK32.49	$1.79 CRC813.02	+19.0%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 59.5% more for groceries

	Czech Republic	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 CZK30.60	$2.77 CRC1,261.89	+96.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.96 CZK129.01	$4.82 CRC2,192.99	-19.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.08 CZK88.28	$8.37 CRC3,808.87	+105.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 CZK70.91	$3.63 CRC1,653.83	+10.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 CZK87.80	$4.40 CRC2,002.78	+8.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 CZK15.67	$2.20 CRC1,003.04	+204.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 CZK16.08	$0.73 CRC329.98	-2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 CZK20.13	$1.67 CRC758.13	+79.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 CZK32.56	$1.43 CRC652.25	-4.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 CZK10.53	$1.44 CRC655.18	+196.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 CZK9.95	$1.33 CRC603.93	+188.8%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 13.8% more for transportation

	Czech Republic	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.85 CZK148.26	$5.78 CRC2,631.55	-15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 CZK526.34	$66.80 CRC30,402.28	+174.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,756.53 CZK644K	$22,830.95 CRC10M	-23.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.51 CZK292.43	$15.71 CRC7,149.33	+16.3%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 3.2% less for housing

	Czech Republic	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.95 CZK410.18	$51.66 CRC23,510.13	+172.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$691.41 CZK14,965.88	$834.08 CRC380K	+20.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$577.26 CZK12,494.98	$597.43 CRC272K	+3.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$215.39 CZK4,662.15	$68.56 CRC31,201.98	-68.2%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 68.6% more for childcare

	Czech Republic	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$414.07 CZK8,962.72	$742.27 CRC338K	+79.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,470.92 CZK183K	$13,434.66 CRC6M	+58.6%
Average			+68.6%

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pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Czech Republic	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 CZK50.68	$2.91 CRC1,323.10	+24.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 CZK64.46	$4.06 CRC1,847.37	+36.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.20 CZK155.88	$5.29 CRC2,409.48	-26.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.10 CZK1,127.67	$66.37 CRC30,203.17	+27.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.10 CZK218.56	$7.92 CRC3,603.80	-21.6%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 9.1% more for clothing

	Czech Republic	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.46 CZK1,654.95	$67.50 CRC30,717.09	-11.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.88 CZK776.66	$49.52 CRC22,538.15	+38.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.11 CZK2,015.41	$122.64 CRC55,811.48	+31.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.95 CZK2,661.32	$108.52 CRC49,389.03	-11.7%
Average			+9.1%

Czech Republic vs. Costa Rica - Cost of clothing

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