Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 32.9% more expensive than Jamaica.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 61.5% more for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
$1,004.49
|
$9.42
₡4,774
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
$886.74
|
$8.16
₡4,138
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
$167.31
|
$1.73
₡876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$116.73
|
$1.50
₡763
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
$346.52
|
$1.87
₡949
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
$1,076.50
|
$4.15
₡2,105
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
$1,800.79
|
$6.45
₡3,271
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
$425.48
|
$2.63
₡1,334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
$488.82
|
$3.92
₡1,986
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
$478.68
|
$1.85
₡937
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
$220.65
|
$0.66
₡335
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
$235.21
|
$1.26
₡637
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
$155.29
|
$0.97
₡489
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
$161.74
|
$0.92
₡469
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
$178.16
|
$1.08
₡548
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
$772.94
|
$5.58
₡2,831
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
$7,746.31
|
$44.09
₡22,353
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
$5,975,546.93
|
$25,829.98
₡13,095,893
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
$3,711.77
|
$13.39
₡6,787
|
|
pay 35.6% more for housing
Jamaica
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
$6,824.85
|
$53.15
₡26,945
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
$61,222.69
|
$813.71
₡412,555
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
$55,232.25
|
$522.16
₡264,739
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
$14,242.31
|
$64.83
₡32,869
|
|
pay 97.9% more for childcare
Jamaica
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
$32,791.99
|
$366.72
₡185,927
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
$579,889.70
|
$8,358.53
₡4,237,803
|
|
pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
$337.90
|
$2.88
₡1,461
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
$498.17
|
$2.93
₡1,483
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
$1,413.03
|
$4.48
₡2,273
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
$5,594.80
|
$55.95
₡28,367
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
$1,366.96
|
$7.18
₡3,639
|
|
pay 72.8% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
$4,533.60
|
$66.61
₡33,770
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
$3,982.63
|
$44.99
₡22,812
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
$8,899.72
|
$101.09
₡51,254
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
$10,555.08
|
$77.50
₡39,292
|
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