Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 8.1% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,506
|
$9.42
₡4,774
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
$8.16
₡4,138
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr326
|
$1.73
₡876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr298
|
$1.50
₡763
|
|
pay 5.4% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr481
|
$1.87
₡949
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr841
|
$4.15
₡2,105
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr748
|
$6.45
₡3,271
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr795
|
$2.63
₡1,334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr997
|
$3.92
₡1,986
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr163
|
$1.85
₡937
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr138
|
$0.66
₡335
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr165
|
$1.26
₡637
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr258
|
$0.97
₡489
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr134
|
$0.92
₡469
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$1.08
₡548
|
|
pay 32.8% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,129
|
$5.58
₡2,831
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,876
|
$44.09
₡22,353
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
$25,829.98
₡13,095,893
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,368
|
$13.39
₡6,787
|
|
pay 30.2% less for housing
Iceland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
$53.15
₡26,945
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
$813.71
₡412,555
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
$522.16
₡264,739
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
$64.83
₡32,869
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,443
|
$366.72
₡185,927
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
$8,358.53
₡4,237,803
|
|
pay 39.4% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,198
|
$2.88
₡1,461
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr584
|
$2.93
₡1,483
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
$4.48
₡2,273
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,996
|
$55.95
₡28,367
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,725
|
$7.18
₡3,639
|
|
pay 35.8% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
$66.61
₡33,770
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
$44.99
₡22,812
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
$101.09
₡51,254
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,619
|
$77.50
₡39,292
|
|
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