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Costa Rica vs. Jersey Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 38.2% cheaper than Jersey overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.3% less in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 22.8% less in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 5.7% less in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 56.3% less in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 59.6% less in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.8% less in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 37.1% less in Costa Rica

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica vs. Jersey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Jersey, you would:

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pay 40.3% less for restaurants

	Jersey	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$40.06 £30.25	$9.77 CRC4,857.39	-75.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £8.07	$9.53 CRC4,739.57	-10.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17 £2.39	$2.00 CRC995.21	-36.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.54 £1.92	$1.57 CRC781.41	-38.1%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 22.8% less for groceries

	Jersey	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 £1.76	$2.54 CRC1,262.79	+9.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 £3.25	$4.50 CRC2,237.94	+4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.21 £6.20	$7.52 CRC3,740.34	-8.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.72 £4.32	$2.80 CRC1,389.74	-51.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.27 £3.98	$3.83 CRC1,902.77	-27.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 £1.47	$1.78 CRC886.81	-8.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$0.62 CRC305.74	-57.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 £1.44	$1.65 CRC819.01	-13.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.89 £1.43	$1.24 CRC617.46	-34.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 £1.33	$1.28 CRC635.24	-27.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.72 £1.30	$1.10 CRC547.12	-36.0%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 5.7% less for transportation

	Jersey	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 £6.11	$5.47 CRC2,719.23	-32.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.77 £50.42	$54.59 CRC27,137.81	-18.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,034.64 £16,640.12	$36,444.91 CRC18,117,972.89	+65.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.19 £19.02	$15.68 CRC7,794.48	-37.8%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 56.3% less for housing

	Jersey	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.56 £56.31	$49.17 CRC24,446.08	-34.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,014.28 £1,521.14	$805.28 CRC400,329.95	-60.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,629.23 £1,230.36	$555.89 CRC276,349.98	-65.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.82 £138.82	$63.57 CRC31,602.67	-65.4%
Average			-56.3%

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pay 59.6% less for childcare

	Jersey	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,136.69 £1,613.59	$517.09 CRC257,060.35	-75.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,915.48 £12,774.23	$9,552.94 CRC4,749,083.93	-43.5%
Average			-59.6%

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pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Jersey	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.01 £6.05	$2.59 CRC1,285.81	-67.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.89 £3.69	$3.84 CRC1,908.38	-21.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.29 £11.55	$4.70 CRC2,336.25	-69.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.44 £51.69	$58.68 CRC29,171.56	-14.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.70 £15.63	$9.11 CRC4,527.37	-56.0%
Average			-45.8%

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pay 37.1% less for clothing

	Jersey	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$106.83 £80.68	$58.22 CRC28,941.22	-45.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$71.67 £54.12	$44.70 CRC22,222.99	-37.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.20 £94.55	$112.79 CRC56,072.28	-9.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$209.22 £158.00	$93.41 CRC46,435.67	-55.4%
Average			-37.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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