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Jaco Beach vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Jaco Beach is 32.3% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 48.0% more in Jaco Beach
Groceries: pay 50.8% more in Jaco Beach
Transportation: pay 90.9% more in Jaco Beach
Housing: pay 80.6% more in Jaco Beach
Childcare: pay 43.5% less in Jaco Beach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.8% more in Jaco Beach
Clothing: pay 23.4% less in Jaco Beach

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Jaco Beach are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Jaco Beach. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Jaco Beach.

Jaco Beach vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jaco Beach instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 48.0% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Jaco Beach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$7.73 CRC3,774.04	-35.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	+66.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$1.58 CRC770.52	+14.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$1.51 CRC738.26	+147.1%
Average			+48.0%

Moscow vs. Jaco Beach - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.8% more for groceries

	Moscow	Jaco Beach
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$2.03 CRC991.89	+140.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$4.95 CRC2,419.25	-21.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$5.39 CRC2,632.15	+16.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.39 CRC1,165.19	+41.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$3.68 CRC1,799.66	+49.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.94 CRC946.86	+139.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.65 CRC319.23	-24.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$1.89 CRC921.78	+109.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$1.43 CRC697.92	-12.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.62 CRC302.87	+45.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.59 CRC289.70	+75.2%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 90.9% more for transportation

	Moscow	Jaco Beach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$5.39 CRC2,631.82	+89.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$37,640.45 CRC18,386,324.93	+1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$16.12 CRC7,872.25	+181.3%
Average			+90.9%

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pay 80.6% more for housing

	Moscow	Jaco Beach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$42.59 CRC20,805.58	+444.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$730.71 CRC356,931.46	-41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$497.43 CRC242,979.15	-29.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$54.43 CRC26,587.39	-50.8%
Average			+80.6%

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pay 43.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Jaco Beach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$438.62 CRC214,254.88	-33.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$6,584.85 CRC3,216,516.75	-53.9%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Jaco Beach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$2.67 CRC1,306.40	-36.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$3.78 CRC1,845.66	+19.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$5.15 CRC2,516.02	+72.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$47.55 CRC23,224.83	+6.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	+50.9%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 23.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	Jaco Beach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$24.98 CRC12,201.65	-67.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$51.31 CRC25,062.18	+7.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$120.28 CRC58,753.29	-2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$106.98 CRC52,255.87	-31.8%
Average			-23.4%

Moscow vs. Jaco Beach - 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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