Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 20.0% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.2% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 74.6% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 16.5% less in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 20.5% more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 44.3% more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% less in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 5.4% less in Costa Rica

The cost of groceries, childcare, restaurants, and housing in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Costa Rica.

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Costa Rica vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.2% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP761K	$11.15 CRC5,073.49	+31.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP851K	$10.85 CRC4,937.06	+14.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP171K	$2.43 CRC1,106.42	+27.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$1.79 CRC813.02	+104.8%
Average			+30.2%

Lebanon vs. Costa Rica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.6% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP75,881	$2.77 CRC1,261.89	+227.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$4.82 CRC2,192.99	-13.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP548K	$8.37 CRC3,808.87	+36.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$3.63 CRC1,653.83	+52.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP347K	$4.40 CRC2,002.78	+13.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$2.20 CRC1,003.04	+58.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$0.73 CRC329.98	-4.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$1.67 CRC758.13	+122.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,622	$1.43 CRC652.25	+216.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,271	$1.44 CRC655.18	+245.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$1.33 CRC603.93	+86.2%
Average			+74.6%

Lebanon vs. Costa Rica - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.5% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$5.78 CRC2,631.55	+43.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$66.80 CRC30,402.28	-13.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$22,830.95 CRC10M	-57.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	$15.71 CRC7,149.33	-12.7%
Average			-16.5%

Lebanon vs. Costa Rica - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.5% more for housing

	Lebanon	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$51.66 CRC23,510.13	+70.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$834.08 CRC380K	+24.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$597.43 CRC272K	+71.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$68.56 CRC31,201.98	-61.4%
Average			+20.5%

Lebanon vs. Costa Rica - Cost of housing

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pay 44.3% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$742.27 CRC338K	+8.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP629M	$13,434.66 CRC6M	+91.3%
Average			+44.3%

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pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$2.91 CRC1,323.10	-41.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP382K	$4.06 CRC1,847.37	-5.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$5.29 CRC2,409.48	+76.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	$66.37 CRC30,203.17	+6.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$7.92 CRC3,603.80	-20.8%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 5.4% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$67.50 CRC30,717.09	-0.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$49.52 CRC22,538.15	+0.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$122.64 CRC55,811.48	-11.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$108.52 CRC49,389.03	-9.6%
Average			-5.4%

Lebanon vs. Costa Rica - Cost of clothing

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