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Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca is 47.9% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 66.3% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Groceries: pay 50.5% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Transportation: pay 64.1% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Childcare: pay 10.1% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Clothing: pay 42.0% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca.

Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 66.3% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$9.95 CRC4,970.75	-16.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	+66.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$2.06 CRC1,026.72	+48.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$1.63 CRC816.25	+167.2%
Average			+66.3%

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pay 50.5% more for groceries

	Moscow	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$2.64 CRC1,317.14	+211.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$4.46 CRC2,226.15	-28.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$7.25 CRC3,621.62	+57.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$2.88 CRC1,436.26	+70.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$3.76 CRC1,877.12	+52.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$1.08 CRC538.54	+33.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$0.49 CRC246.83	-43.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$0.72 CRC359.03	-20.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$0.81 CRC403.91	-50.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$0.94 CRC471.22	+121.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$0.85 CRC426.35	+152.1%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 64.1% more for transportation

	Moscow	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$5.39 CRC2,690.94	+89.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	$39.62 CRC19,787.98	+8.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$37,640.45 CRC18,798,579.99	+1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$14.71 CRC7,346.29	+156.8%
Average			+64.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Moscow	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$58.88 CRC29,403.70	+653.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$693.38 CRC346,289.63	-2.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$68.88 CRC34,400.73	-37.7%
Average			+204.5%

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pay 10.1% less for childcare

	Moscow	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$600.27 CRC299,787.88	-8.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	$12,608.37 CRC6,296,935.16	-11.7%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 2.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	-36.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	-15.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$3.00 CRC1,497.17	+0.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$49.53 CRC24,734.97	+11.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	+50.9%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 42.0% less for clothing

	Moscow	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$59.43 CRC29,681.97	-21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$23.77 CRC11,872.79	-50.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$89.15 CRC44,522.95	-27.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$49.53 CRC24,734.97	-68.4%
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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