Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 21.3% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 0.8% less for restaurants
Estonia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$9.42
CRC4,725.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
€6.71
|
$8.16
CRC4,096.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.93
|
$1.73
CRC866.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.52
|
$1.50
CRC755.26
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
Estonia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
$1.87
CRC939.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.50
|
$4.15
CRC2,083.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
€3.45
|
$6.45
CRC3,238.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
€2.15
|
$2.63
CRC1,320.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
€2.97
|
$3.92
CRC1,966.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.85
CRC927.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.66
CRC331.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.26
CRC630.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.16
|
$0.97
CRC484.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.92
CRC463.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$1.08
CRC542.51
|
|
pay 29.2% more for transportation
Estonia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
€6.79
|
$5.58
CRC2,802.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
€21.77
|
$44.09
CRC22,128.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,266.22
€21,733.12
|
$25,829.98
CRC12,964,398.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.59
€8.96
|
$13.39
CRC6,718.68
|
|
pay 43.0% more for housing
Estonia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.10
€25.32
|
$53.15
CRC26,674.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$423.38
€395.48
|
$813.71
CRC408,412.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$342.21
€319.66
|
$522.16
CRC262,081.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.34
€193.68
|
$64.83
CRC32,538.73
|
|
pay 33.6% more for childcare
Estonia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.83
€176.39
|
$366.72
CRC184,060.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,455.31
€10,700.48
|
$8,358.53
CRC4,195,251.65
|
|
pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.06
|
$2.88
CRC1,446.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.02
€2.82
|
$2.93
CRC1,468.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€5.03
|
$4.48
CRC2,249.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.88
€44.72
|
$55.95
CRC28,082.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
€7.79
|
$7.18
CRC3,602.87
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
Estonia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.50
€78.00
|
$66.61
CRC33,430.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.16
€31.91
|
$44.99
CRC22,583.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.54
€74.30
|
$101.09
CRC50,739.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.03
€96.24
|
$77.50
CRC38,897.58
|
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