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Costa Rica vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 13.9% more expensive than Liberia.

Restaurants: pay 2.6% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 6.1% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 1.4% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 83.1% more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 19.1% less in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.8% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 9.4% more in Costa Rica

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

Costa Rica vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6% more for restaurants

	Liberia	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	$9.77 CRC4,772.77	-1.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	$9.53 CRC4,657.00	-3.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 CRC890.29	$2.00 CRC977.87	+9.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 CRC725.78	$1.57 CRC767.80	+5.8%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 6.1% more for groceries

	Liberia	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$2.64 CRC1,288.25	$2.54 CRC1,240.79	-3.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.57 CRC1,741.86	$4.50 CRC2,198.95	+26.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 CRC3,801.22	$7.52 CRC3,675.18	-3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 CRC1,404.76	$2.80 CRC1,365.53	-2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 CRC1,591.17	$3.83 CRC1,869.62	+17.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 CRC946.86	$1.78 CRC871.36	-8.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 CRC307.26	$0.62 CRC300.41	-2.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 CRC497.47	$1.65 CRC804.74	+61.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 CRC636.47	$1.24 CRC606.70	-4.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 CRC755.52	$1.28 CRC624.18	-17.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 CRC515.76	$1.10 CRC537.59	+4.2%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 1.4% more for transportation

	Liberia	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 CRC2,631.82	$5.47 CRC2,671.86	+1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.53 CRC24,192.53	$54.59 CRC26,665.03	+10.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,640.45 CRC18,386,324.93	$36,444.91 CRC17,802,336.11	-3.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.12 CRC7,872.25	$15.68 CRC7,658.69	-2.7%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 83.1% more for housing

	Liberia	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.32 CRC17,741.19	$49.17 CRC24,020.20	+35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$297.16 CRC145,155.20	$805.28 CRC393,355.72	+171.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$237.73 CRC116,124.16	$555.89 CRC271,535.63	+133.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.88 CRC33,646.32	$63.57 CRC31,052.11	-7.7%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 19.1% less for childcare

	Liberia	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.27 CRC293,213.50	$517.09 CRC252,582.05	-13.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,605.72 CRC6,157,549.18	$9,552.94 CRC4,666,349.20	-24.2%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 CRC1,209.63	$2.59 CRC1,263.41	+4.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.19 CRC1,556.39	$3.84 CRC1,875.13	+20.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.56 CRC2,225.71	$4.70 CRC2,295.55	+3.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.24 CRC21,612.00	$58.68 CRC28,663.36	+32.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 CRC4,112.73	$9.11 CRC4,448.49	+8.2%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 9.4% more for clothing

	Liberia	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.43 CRC29,031.04	$58.22 CRC28,437.03	-2.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.81 CRC16,515.44	$44.70 CRC21,835.84	+32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.28 CRC58,753.29	$112.79 CRC55,095.43	-6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.21 CRC40,159.60	$93.41 CRC45,626.70	+13.6%
Average			+9.4%

Liberia vs. Costa Rica - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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