Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 78.7% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Georgia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.90
GEL23.91
|
$9.42
CRC4,725.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
GEL21.15
|
$8.16
CRC4,096.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
GEL2.09
|
$1.73
CRC866.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
$1.50
CRC755.26
|
|
pay 74.9% more for groceries
Georgia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
GEL1.82
|
$1.87
CRC939.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
GEL10.69
|
$4.15
CRC2,083.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
GEL20.03
|
$6.45
CRC3,238.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
GEL6.33
|
$2.63
CRC1,320.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
GEL7.84
|
$3.92
CRC1,966.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
GEL1.65
|
$1.85
CRC927.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
GEL2.15
|
$0.66
CRC331.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.91
|
$1.26
CRC630.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GEL2.28
|
$0.97
CRC484.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
GEL1.05
|
$0.92
CRC463.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
GEL0.96
|
$1.08
CRC542.51
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Georgia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
GEL13.14
|
$5.58
CRC2,802.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.43
GEL33.37
|
$44.09
CRC22,128.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,297.46
GEL49,128.67
|
$25,829.98
CRC12,964,398.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.48
GEL14.71
|
$13.39
CRC6,718.68
|
|
pay 76.8% more for housing
Georgia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.25
GEL48.99
|
$53.15
CRC26,674.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.58
GEL1,381.64
|
$813.71
CRC408,412.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.72
GEL965.84
|
$522.16
CRC262,081.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.56
GEL154.56
|
$64.83
CRC32,538.73
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Georgia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.50
GEL425.58
|
$366.72
CRC184,060.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,916.93
GEL7,831.97
|
$8,358.53
CRC4,195,251.65
|
|
pay 45.9% more for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
GEL3.68
|
$2.88
CRC1,446.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
GEL6.21
|
$2.93
CRC1,468.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.01
GEL8.08
|
$4.48
CRC2,249.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.10
GEL123.79
|
$55.95
CRC28,082.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
GEL15.76
|
$7.18
CRC3,602.87
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.21
GEL207.31
|
$66.61
CRC33,430.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.21
GEL164.36
|
$44.99
CRC22,583.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.49
GEL334.25
|
$101.09
CRC50,739.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.58
GEL345.25
|
$77.50
CRC38,897.58
|
|
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