Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 8.1% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Japan, you would:
pay 53.4% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Costa Rica
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,086
|
$9.42
₡4,732
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥821
|
$8.16
₡4,102
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥179
|
$1.73
₡868
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥143
|
$1.50
₡756
|
|
pay 12.0% less for groceries
Japan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥251
|
$1.87
₡940
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,058
|
$4.15
₡2,086
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥874
|
$6.45
₡3,242
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥295
|
$2.63
₡1,322
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥497
|
$3.92
₡1,969
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥403
|
$1.85
₡928
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥212
|
$0.66
₡332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥327
|
$1.26
₡631
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥338
|
$0.97
₡485
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥217
|
$0.92
₡464
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥154
|
$1.08
₡543
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
Japan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥757
|
$5.58
₡2,806
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,254
|
$44.09
₡22,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,212,923
|
$25,829.98
₡12,980,676
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,164
|
$13.39
₡6,727
|
|
pay 15.4% more for housing
Japan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,699
|
$53.15
₡26,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥92,755
|
$813.71
₡408,925
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥63,486
|
$522.16
₡262,410
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,574
|
$64.83
₡32,580
|
|
pay 12.8% less for childcare
Japan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥54,298
|
$366.72
₡184,291
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,954,489
|
$8,358.53
₡4,200,519
|
|
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥479
|
$2.88
₡1,448
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥500
|
$2.93
₡1,470
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥678
|
$4.48
₡2,253
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,743
|
$55.95
₡28,118
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,067
|
$7.18
₡3,607
|
|
pay 37.1% more for clothing
Japan
|
Costa Rica
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,885
|
$66.61
₡33,473
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,079
|
$44.99
₡22,612
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,425
|
$101.09
₡50,804
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,313
|
$77.50
₡38,946
|
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