Cost of living comparison

Liberia

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 75.7% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.9% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 25.7% less in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 50.2% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 10.0 times more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 81.1% more in Costa Rica

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

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Costa Rica vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.9% more for restaurants

	Liberia	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	$11.15 CRC5,073.49	+48.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	$10.85 CRC4,937.06	-1.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$2.43 CRC1,106.42	+21.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$1.79 CRC813.02	-10.7%
Average			+19.9%

Liberia vs. Costa Rica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.7% less for groceries

	Liberia	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD305.86	$2.77 CRC1,261.89	+54.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD658.77	$4.82 CRC2,192.99	+24.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	$8.37 CRC3,808.87	+4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD614.70	$3.63 CRC1,653.83	+0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD917.79	$4.40 CRC2,002.78	-18.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.76	$2.20 CRC1,003.04	+196.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD654.55	$0.73 CRC329.98	-81.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD796.84	$1.67 CRC758.13	-64.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD853.76	$1.43 CRC652.25	-71.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD170.75	$1.44 CRC655.18	+44.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD825.30	$1.33 CRC603.93	-72.5%
Average			-25.7%

Liberia vs. Costa Rica - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.2% more for transportation

	Liberia	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD801.39	$5.78 CRC2,631.55	+23.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	$66.80 CRC30,402.28	+234.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	$22,830.95 CRC10M	+14.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	$15.71 CRC7,149.33	-7.1%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Liberia	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	$51.66 CRC23,510.13	-71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	$834.08 CRC380K	+233.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	$597.43 CRC272K	+528.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	$68.56 CRC31,201.98	-40.6%
Average			+193.5%

Liberia vs. Costa Rica - Cost of housing

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pay 10.0 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	$742.27 CRC338K	+642.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD171K	$13,434.66 CRC6M	+1243.5%
Average			+898.6%

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pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD683.00	$2.91 CRC1,323.10	-27.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD512.25	$4.06 CRC1,847.37	+35.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD853.76	$5.29 CRC2,409.48	+5.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	$66.37 CRC30,203.17	+6.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD853.76	$7.92 CRC3,603.80	+58.4%
Average			+14.1%

Liberia vs. Costa Rica - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 81.1% more for clothing

	Liberia	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	$67.50 CRC30,717.09	+170.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	$49.52 CRC22,538.15	+52.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	$122.64 CRC55,811.48	+123.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	$108.52 CRC49,389.03	+17.3%
Average			+81.1%

Liberia vs. Costa Rica - Cost of clothing

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