Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 46.2% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Kuwait
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
$9.42
₡4,732
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
$8.16
₡4,102
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$1.73
₡868
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
$1.50
₡756
|
|
pay 55.4% more for groceries
Kuwait
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
$1.87
₡940
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
$4.15
₡2,086
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
$6.45
₡3,242
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
$2.63
₡1,322
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
$3.92
₡1,969
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
$1.85
₡928
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.66
₡332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
$1.26
₡631
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$0.97
₡485
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$0.92
₡464
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
$1.08
₡543
|
|
pay 71.8% more for transportation
Kuwait
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
$5.58
₡2,806
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.98
KWD14.460
|
$44.09
₡22,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,349.52
KWD5,956.650
|
$25,829.98
₡12,980,676
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.59
KWD8.490
|
$13.39
₡6,727
|
|
pay 28.5% more for housing
Kuwait
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.41
KWD10.590
|
$53.15
₡26,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.17
KWD243.860
|
$813.71
₡408,925
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$675.48
KWD207.940
|
$522.16
₡262,410
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.14
KWD11.130
|
$64.83
₡32,580
|
|
pay 42.9% more for childcare
Kuwait
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.70
KWD93.490
|
$366.72
₡184,291
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,062.92
KWD1,558.600
|
$8,358.53
₡4,200,519
|
|
pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
$2.88
₡1,448
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
$2.93
₡1,470
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
$4.48
₡2,253
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.23
KWD32.400
|
$55.95
₡28,118
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
$7.18
₡3,607
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Kuwait
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.85
KWD15.350
|
$66.61
₡33,473
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
KWD14.160
|
$44.99
₡22,612
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
KWD29.910
|
$101.09
₡50,804
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.91
KWD26.750
|
$77.50
₡38,946
|
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