Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 17.1% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 23.1% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.39
|
$9.42
₡4,774
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$14.87
|
$8.16
₡4,138
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.67
|
$1.73
₡876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.15
|
$1.50
₡763
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$3.02
|
$1.87
₡949
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.18
|
$4.15
₡2,105
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.53
|
$6.45
₡3,271
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.57
|
$2.63
₡1,334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.31
|
$3.92
₡1,986
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
$1.85
₡937
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
$0.66
₡335
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
$1.26
₡637
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
$0.97
₡489
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
$0.92
₡469
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
$1.08
₡548
|
|
pay 17.6% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.20
|
$5.58
₡2,831
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$118.99
|
$44.09
₡22,353
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,582.26
|
$25,829.98
₡13,095,893
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.50
|
$13.39
₡6,787
|
|
pay 16.8% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$89.05
|
$53.15
₡26,945
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,448.34
|
$813.71
₡412,555
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,214.37
|
$522.16
₡264,739
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$166.33
|
$64.83
₡32,869
|
|
pay 29.0% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,057.28
|
$366.72
₡185,927
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,831.47
|
$8,358.53
₡4,237,803
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.89
|
$2.88
₡1,461
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.39
|
$2.93
₡1,483
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$39.17
|
$4.48
₡2,273
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$68.11
|
$55.95
₡28,367
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.82
|
$7.18
₡3,639
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$110.65
|
$66.61
₡33,770
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$71.92
|
$44.99
₡22,812
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$164.99
|
$101.09
₡51,254
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$187.94
|
$77.50
₡39,292
|
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