Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 9.8% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Germany, you would:
pay 27.9% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.05
|
$9.42
₡4,774
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.86
|
$8.16
₡4,138
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$1.73
₡876
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$1.50
₡763
|
|
pay 22.6% more for groceries
|
Germany
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$1.87
₡949
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$4.15
₡2,105
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$6.45
₡3,271
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$2.63
₡1,334
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$3.92
₡1,986
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$1.85
₡937
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.66
₡335
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$1.26
₡637
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.97
₡489
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.92
₡469
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.08
₡548
|
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pay 29.0% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.80
|
$5.58
₡2,831
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.94
|
$44.09
₡22,353
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,379.77
|
$25,829.98
₡13,095,893
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.55
|
$13.39
₡6,787
|
|
pay 7.6% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.59
|
$53.15
₡26,945
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.83
|
$813.71
₡412,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.24
|
$522.16
₡264,739
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.69
|
$64.83
₡32,869
|
|
pay 8.6% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.66
|
$366.72
₡185,927
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,156.49
|
$8,358.53
₡4,237,803
|
|
pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$2.88
₡1,461
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$2.93
₡1,483
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$4.48
₡2,273
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.62
|
$55.95
₡28,367
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$7.18
₡3,639
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.80
|
$66.61
₡33,770
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.16
|
$44.99
₡22,812
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.93
|
$101.09
₡51,254
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.47
|
$77.50
₡39,292
|
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