Cost of living comparison

Georgia

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 70.3% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.5% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 80.6% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 76.4% more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.7% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 3.5% more in Costa Rica

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Georgia. Notably, childcare, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.

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Costa Rica vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Georgia, you would:

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pay 23.5% more for restaurants

	Georgia	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.33 GEL29.34	$11.15 CRC5,073.49	-1.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.10 GEL26.16	$10.85 CRC4,937.06	+7.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 GEL3.04	$2.43 CRC1,106.42	+107.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 GEL1.39	$1.79 CRC813.02	+232.6%
Average			+23.5%

Georgia vs. Costa Rica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Georgia	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 GEL1.67	$2.77 CRC1,261.89	+330.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 GEL10.66	$4.82 CRC2,192.99	+17.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.60 GEL19.67	$8.37 CRC3,808.87	+10.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GEL6.57	$3.63 CRC1,653.83	+43.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 GEL7.27	$4.40 CRC2,002.78	+56.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 GEL1.62	$2.20 CRC1,003.04	+252.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 GEL2.07	$0.73 CRC329.98	-9.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 GEL1.85	$1.67 CRC758.13	+133.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 GEL2.27	$1.43 CRC652.25	+63.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 GEL0.97	$1.44 CRC655.18	+284.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 GEL0.79	$1.33 CRC603.93	+335.8%
Average			+104.0%

Georgia vs. Costa Rica - Cost of groceries

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pay 80.6% more for transportation

	Georgia	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 GEL13.71	$5.78 CRC2,631.55	+9.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.61 GEL30.07	$66.80 CRC30,402.28	+475.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,647.09 GEL53,475.96	$22,830.95 CRC10M	+10.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.23 GEL16.13	$15.71 CRC7,149.33	+152.2%
Average			+80.6%

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pay 76.4% more for housing

	Georgia	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL40.71	$51.66 CRC23,510.13	+228.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$445.85 GEL1,154.74	$834.08 CRC380K	+87.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$326.09 GEL844.57	$597.43 CRC272K	+83.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.77 GEL159.99	$68.56 CRC31,201.98	+11.0%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Georgia	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$246.66 GEL638.84	$742.27 CRC338K	+200.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,502.61 GEL11,661.76	$13,434.66 CRC6M	+198.4%
Average			+199.7%

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pay 34.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 GEL5.72	$2.91 CRC1,323.10	+31.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 GEL8.33	$4.06 CRC1,847.37	+26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 GEL8.41	$5.29 CRC2,409.48	+63.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.15 GEL124.70	$66.37 CRC30,203.17	+37.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.06 GEL15.69	$7.92 CRC3,603.80	+30.7%
Average			+34.7%

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pay 3.5% more for clothing

	Georgia	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.30 GEL210.56	$67.50 CRC30,717.09	-17.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.75 GEL102.94	$49.52 CRC22,538.15	+24.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.51 GEL291.39	$122.64 CRC55,811.48	+9.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.67 GEL276.27	$108.52 CRC49,389.03	+1.7%
Average			+3.5%

Georgia vs. Costa Rica - Cost of clothing

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