Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.3 times more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
KZT2,899.78
|
$9.42
CRC4,725.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
KZT2,156.14
|
$8.16
CRC4,096.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
KZT267.90
|
$1.73
CRC866.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KZT179.19
|
$1.50
CRC755.26
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
KZT153.79
|
$1.87
CRC939.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
KZT1,682.82
|
$4.15
CRC2,083.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
KZT1,571.80
|
$6.45
CRC3,238.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
KZT552.68
|
$2.63
CRC1,320.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
KZT803.58
|
$3.92
CRC1,966.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
KZT259.07
|
$1.85
CRC927.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
KZT334.85
|
$0.66
CRC331.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KZT338.62
|
$1.26
CRC630.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
KZT358.08
|
$0.97
CRC484.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT103.27
|
$0.92
CRC463.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT87.30
|
$1.08
CRC542.51
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
KZT704.24
|
$5.58
CRC2,802.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
KZT5,977.82
|
$44.09
CRC22,128.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
KZT7,785,362.04
|
$25,829.98
CRC12,964,398.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
KZT2,237.77
|
$13.39
CRC6,718.68
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
KZT5,127.42
|
$53.15
CRC26,674.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
KZT139,063.44
|
$813.71
CRC408,412.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
KZT86,061.41
|
$522.16
CRC262,081.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
KZT16,834.30
|
$64.83
CRC32,538.73
|
|
pay 88.6% more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
KZT63,900.20
|
$366.72
CRC184,060.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
KZT2,980,519.58
|
$8,358.53
CRC4,195,251.65
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KZT440.71
|
$2.88
CRC1,446.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
KZT714.91
|
$2.93
CRC1,468.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
KZT638.95
|
$4.48
CRC2,249.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
KZT14,023.02
|
$55.95
CRC28,082.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
KZT1,873.64
|
$7.18
CRC3,602.87
|
|
pay 13.1% more for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
KZT30,306.08
|
$66.61
CRC33,430.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
KZT15,776.05
|
$44.99
CRC22,583.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
KZT32,915.10
|
$101.09
CRC50,739.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
KZT36,561.28
|
$77.50
CRC38,897.58
|
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