Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 16.9% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 20.2% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
$9.42
CRC4,725.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
$8.16
CRC4,096.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
$1.73
CRC866.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
$1.50
CRC755.26
|
|
pay 62.4% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
$1.87
CRC939.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
$4.15
CRC2,083.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
$6.45
CRC3,238.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
$2.63
CRC1,320.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
$3.92
CRC1,966.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
$1.85
CRC927.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
$0.66
CRC331.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
$1.26
CRC630.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
$0.97
CRC484.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
$0.92
CRC463.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
$1.08
CRC542.51
|
|
pay 4.4% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
$5.58
CRC2,802.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$44.09
CRC22,128.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
$25,829.98
CRC12,964,398.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
$13.39
CRC6,718.68
|
|
pay 1.2% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
$53.15
CRC26,674.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
$813.71
CRC408,412.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
$522.16
CRC262,081.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
$64.83
CRC32,538.73
|
|
pay 48.1% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
$366.72
CRC184,060.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
$8,358.53
CRC4,195,251.65
|
|
pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
$2.88
CRC1,446.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
$2.93
CRC1,468.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
$4.48
CRC2,249.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
$55.95
CRC28,082.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
$7.18
CRC3,602.87
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
$66.61
CRC33,430.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
$44.99
CRC22,583.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
$101.09
CRC50,739.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
$77.50
CRC38,897.58
|
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