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Costa Rica vs. Liechtenstein Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 35.9% cheaper than Liechtenstein overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.6% less in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 33.2% less in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 36.5% less in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 44.7% less in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 19.9% more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.3% less in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 42.0% less in Costa Rica

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica vs. Liechtenstein Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.6% less for restaurants

	Liechtenstein	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$32.32 CHF25.95	$9.77 CRC4,857.39	-69.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.77 CHF15.07	$9.53 CRC4,739.57	-49.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.59 CHF3.68	$2.00 CRC995.21	-56.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$5.42 CHF4.35	$1.57 CRC781.41	-71.0%
Average			-61.6%

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pay 33.2% less for groceries

	Liechtenstein	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$3.92 CHF3.15	$2.54 CRC1,262.79	-35.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.08 CHF11.30	$4.50 CRC2,237.94	-68.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.77 CHF7.85	$7.52 CRC3,740.34	-23.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$9.73 CHF7.81	$2.80 CRC1,389.74	-71.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.26 CHF9.04	$3.83 CRC1,902.77	-66.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.65 CHF1.32	$1.78 CRC886.81	+8.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.82 CHF1.46	$0.62 CRC305.74	-66.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.93 CHF1.55	$1.65 CRC819.01	-14.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.15 CHF1.72	$1.24 CRC617.46	-42.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 CHF0.97	$1.28 CRC635.24	+5.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.82	$1.10 CRC547.12	+7.2%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 36.5% less for transportation

	Liechtenstein	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.08 CHF7.29	$5.47 CRC2,719.23	-39.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.47 CHF71.82	$54.59 CRC27,137.81	-39.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,601.63 CHF28,580.17	$36,444.91 CRC18,117,972.89	+2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.96 CHF41.71	$15.68 CRC7,794.48	-69.8%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 44.7% less for housing

	Liechtenstein	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.58 CHF51.84	$49.17 CRC24,446.08	-23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,425.69 CHF1,144.51	$805.28 CRC400,329.95	-43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,334.70 CHF1,071.46	$555.89 CRC276,349.98	-58.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$135.55 CHF108.82	$63.57 CRC31,602.67	-53.1%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 19.9% more for childcare

	Liechtenstein	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$312.82 CHF251.12	$517.09 CRC257,060.35	+65.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,813.07 CHF10,286.04	$9,552.94 CRC4,749,083.93	-25.4%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 53.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Liechtenstein	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.67 CHF5.36	$2.59 CRC1,285.81	-61.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.37 CHF5.11	$3.84 CRC1,908.38	-39.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.51 CHF10.04	$4.70 CRC2,336.25	-62.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.21 CHF81.25	$58.68 CRC29,171.56	-42.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$23.36 CHF18.75	$9.11 CRC4,527.37	-61.0%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 42.0% less for clothing

	Liechtenstein	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$131.38 CHF105.47	$58.22 CRC28,941.22	-55.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.18 CHF42.69	$44.70 CRC22,222.99	-15.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$179.35 CHF143.98	$112.79 CRC56,072.28	-37.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$229.40 CHF184.16	$93.41 CRC46,435.67	-59.3%
Average			-42.0%

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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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