Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.4% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Italy, you would:
pay 12.5% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Costa Rica
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$9.42
₡4,718
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
$8.16
₡4,090
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$1.73
₡865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.50
₡754
|
|
pay 12.9% more for groceries
Italy
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$1.87
₡938
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$4.15
₡2,080
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$6.45
₡3,233
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$2.63
₡1,319
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$3.92
₡1,963
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$1.85
₡926
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.66
₡331
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.26
₡630
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.97
₡484
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.92
₡463
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.08
₡542
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
Italy
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$5.58
₡2,798
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.01
|
$44.09
₡22,092
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
$25,829.98
₡12,943,429
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.49
|
$13.39
₡6,708
|
|
pay 14.1% more for housing
Italy
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
$53.15
₡26,632
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.32
|
$813.71
₡407,752
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.43
|
$522.16
₡261,657
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
$64.83
₡32,486
|
|
pay 16.6% less for childcare
Italy
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.76
|
$366.72
₡183,762
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
$8,358.53
₡4,188,466
|
|
pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$2.88
₡1,444
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$2.93
₡1,466
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$4.48
₡2,246
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.57
|
$55.95
₡28,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.74
|
$7.18
₡3,597
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
Italy
|
Costa Rica
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
$66.61
₡33,377
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
$44.99
₡22,547
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
$101.09
₡50,658
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.71
|
$77.50
₡38,835
|
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