Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 97.6% more expensive than French Polynesia.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of French Polynesia, you would:
pay 11.4% less for restaurants
French Polynesia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.77
CFPF1,542
|
$9.42
₡4,774
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.93
CFPF1,336
|
$8.16
₡4,138
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
CFPF247
|
$1.73
₡876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CFPF121
|
$1.50
₡763
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
French Polynesia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.37
CFPF265
|
$1.87
₡949
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CFPF569
|
$4.15
₡2,105
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.00
CFPF1,119
|
$6.45
₡3,271
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.91
CFPF550
|
$2.63
₡1,334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
CFPF678
|
$3.92
₡1,986
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CFPF193
|
$1.85
₡937
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
CFPF132
|
$0.66
₡335
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
CFPF373
|
$1.26
₡637
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.30
CFPF257
|
$0.97
₡489
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.28
CFPF256
|
$0.92
₡469
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CFPF115
|
$1.08
₡548
|
|
pay 27.2% more for transportation
French Polynesia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
CFPF547
|
$5.58
₡2,831
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
CFPF3,095
|
$44.09
₡22,353
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,954.82
CFPF2,682,053
|
$25,829.98
₡13,095,893
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.39
₡6,787
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
French Polynesia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.73
CFPF11,278
|
$53.15
₡26,945
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,163.19
CFPF130,234
|
$813.71
₡412,555
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$921.34
CFPF103,156
|
$522.16
₡264,739
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.39
CFPF11,576
|
$64.83
₡32,869
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
French Polynesia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$366.72
₡185,927
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$921.34
CFPF103,156
|
$8,358.53
₡4,237,803
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
French Polynesia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.13
CFPF686
|
$2.88
₡1,461
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.53
CFPF395
|
$2.93
₡1,483
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.23
CFPF1,369
|
$4.48
₡2,273
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.13
CFPF4,382
|
$55.95
₡28,367
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.90
CFPF1,444
|
$7.18
₡3,639
|
|
pay 40.0% less for clothing
French Polynesia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$121.25
CFPF13,575
|
$66.61
₡33,770
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$90.04
CFPF10,082
|
$44.99
₡22,812
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.35
CFPF15,937
|
$101.09
₡51,254
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.25
CFPF13,575
|
$77.50
₡39,292
|
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