Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 18.2% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 34.6% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Costa Rica
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$9.42
₡4,718
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$8.16
₡4,090
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.67
|
$1.73
₡865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$1.50
₡754
|
|
pay 29.9% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$1.87
₡938
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$4.15
₡2,080
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$6.45
₡3,233
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$2.63
₡1,319
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$3.92
₡1,963
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$1.85
₡926
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.66
₡331
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.26
₡630
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.97
₡484
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.92
₡463
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$1.08
₡542
|
|
pay 36.7% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.96
|
$5.58
₡2,798
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.98
|
$44.09
₡22,092
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,188.19
|
$25,829.98
₡12,943,429
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.33
|
$13.39
₡6,708
|
|
pay 29.8% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.79
|
$53.15
₡26,632
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,063.75
|
$813.71
₡407,752
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.06
|
$522.16
₡261,657
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.70
|
$64.83
₡32,486
|
|
pay 23.4% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,515.60
|
$366.72
₡183,762
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,007.98
|
$8,358.53
₡4,188,466
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Costa Rica
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$2.88
₡1,444
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$2.93
₡1,466
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$4.48
₡2,246
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.97
|
$55.95
₡28,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$7.18
₡3,597
|
|
pay 12.4% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Costa Rica
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.97
|
$66.61
₡33,377
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.15
|
$44.99
₡22,547
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.65
|
$101.09
₡50,658
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€115.96
|
$77.50
₡38,835
|
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