Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 61.1% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Poland, you would:
pay 34.5% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.75
|
$9.42
₡4,732
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.99
|
$8.16
₡4,102
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.24
|
$1.73
₡868
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.64
|
$1.50
₡756
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$1.87
₡940
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.47
|
$4.15
₡2,086
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.36
|
$6.45
₡3,242
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.03
|
$2.63
₡1,322
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.86
|
$3.92
₡1,969
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$1.85
₡928
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.66
₡332
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$1.26
₡631
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.64
|
$0.97
₡485
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.92
₡464
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$1.08
₡543
|
|
pay 56.3% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.92
|
$5.58
₡2,806
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.44
|
$44.09
₡22,156
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,811.34
|
$25,829.98
₡12,980,676
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.47
|
$13.39
₡6,727
|
|
pay 88.0% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.19
|
$53.15
₡26,708
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,936.27
|
$813.71
₡408,925
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,641.01
|
$522.16
₡262,410
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł599.21
|
$64.83
₡32,580
|
|
pay 73.8% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł921.67
|
$366.72
₡184,291
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,020.42
|
$8,358.53
₡4,200,519
|
|
pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.43
|
$2.88
₡1,448
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.88
|
$2.93
₡1,470
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.66
|
$4.48
₡2,253
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.72
|
$55.95
₡28,118
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.70
|
$7.18
₡3,607
|
|
pay 26.6% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.76
|
$66.61
₡33,473
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.34
|
$44.99
₡22,612
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.72
|
$101.09
₡50,804
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.46
|
$77.50
₡38,946
|
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