Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 84.1% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 82.8% more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Costa Rica
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.91
MDL140.35
|
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
MDL120.30
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
MDL14.78
|
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MDL10.41
|
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
MDL9.53
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MDL90.94
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.50
MDL79.88
|
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.54
MDL45.05
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MDL42.26
|
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.42
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MDL14.98
|
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
MDL13.08
|
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
MDL15.77
|
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.36
|
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MDL5.65
|
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Moldova
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MDL92.82
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.23
MDL234.58
|
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,307.77
MDL431,066.67
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.24
MDL75.19
|
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.39
MDL184.32
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$434.87
MDL7,711.83
|
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$331.07
MDL5,871.15
|
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.16
MDL3,230.36
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
|
pay 77.3% more for childcare
Moldova
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.26
MDL6,690.23
|
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,340.62
MDL76,975.17
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
|
pay 59.1% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.41
MDL25.06
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MDL30.72
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
MDL48.26
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.49
MDL788.94
|
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.35
MDL130.32
|
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.76
MDL935.65
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.75
MDL828.97
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.45
MDL1,621.66
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.65
MDL2,192.80
|
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
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