Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 86.2% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.1% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 90.6% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 97.0% more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.0% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 11.0% more in Costa Rica

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Kazakhstan. Notably, childcare, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.

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Costa Rica vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.1% more for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.68 KZT4,389.03	$11.15 CRC5,073.49	+15.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.39 KZT3,348.99	$10.85 CRC4,937.06	+46.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 KZT470.10	$2.43 CRC1,106.42	+134.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 KZT269.78	$1.79 CRC813.02	+200.1%
Average			+48.1%

Kazakhstan vs. Costa Rica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 KZT229.62	$2.77 CRC1,261.89	+447.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.96 KZT2,700.91	$4.82 CRC2,192.99	-19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.97 KZT2,253.00	$8.37 CRC3,808.87	+68.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.79 KZT811.68	$3.63 CRC1,653.83	+102.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 KZT1,149.26	$4.40 CRC2,002.78	+73.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 KZT315.45	$2.20 CRC1,003.04	+216.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 KZT454.67	$0.73 CRC329.98	-27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 KZT491.24	$1.67 CRC758.13	+53.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 KZT427.67	$1.43 CRC652.25	+51.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 KZT147.79	$1.44 CRC655.18	+341.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 KZT111.62	$1.33 CRC603.93	+438.8%
Average			+109.1%

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pay 90.6% more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.47 KZT1,117.51	$5.78 CRC2,631.55	+134.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.60 KZT8,431.61	$66.80 CRC30,402.28	+259.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,931.66 KZT12M	$22,830.95 CRC10M	-12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.19 KZT3,713.88	$15.71 CRC7,149.33	+91.7%
Average			+90.6%

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pay 97.0% more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.94 KZT7,675.35	$51.66 CRC23,510.13	+205.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$421.64 KZT191K	$834.08 CRC380K	+97.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.59 KZT129K	$597.43 CRC272K	+110.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.72 KZT22,078.60	$68.56 CRC31,201.98	+40.7%
Average			+97.0%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$215.89 KZT97,838.43	$742.27 CRC338K	+243.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,415.72 KZT3M	$13,434.66 CRC6M	+109.4%
Average			+168.3%

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pay 74.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.49 KZT673.87	$2.91 CRC1,323.10	+95.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 KZT1,023.60	$4.06 CRC1,847.37	+79.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.42 KZT1,094.93	$5.29 CRC2,409.48	+119.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.98 KZT19,023.48	$66.37 CRC30,203.17	+58.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.11 KZT2,316.88	$7.92 CRC3,603.80	+54.9%
Average			+74.0%

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pay 11.0% more for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.44 KZT28,752.44	$67.50 CRC30,717.09	+6.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.56 KZT22,459.86	$49.52 CRC22,538.15	-0.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.05 KZT46,702.58	$122.64 CRC55,811.48	+19.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.54 KZT41,031.57	$108.52 CRC49,389.03	+19.9%
Average			+11.0%

Kazakhstan vs. Costa Rica - Cost of clothing

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