Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 20.5% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 13.3% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.98
|
$9.42
₡4,718
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.89
|
$8.16
₡4,090
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$1.73
₡865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.50
₡754
|
|
pay 54.5% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.87
₡938
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.13
|
$4.15
₡2,080
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.93
|
$6.45
₡3,233
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$2.63
₡1,319
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.60
|
$3.92
₡1,963
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.85
₡926
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.66
₡331
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.26
₡630
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.97
₡484
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.92
₡463
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$1.08
₡542
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Portugal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.37
|
$5.58
₡2,798
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.56
|
$44.09
₡22,092
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€27,033.48
|
$25,829.98
₡12,943,429
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.93
|
$13.39
₡6,708
|
pay 4.4% more for housing
Portugal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.85
|
$53.15
₡26,632
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€662.27
|
$813.71
₡407,752
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€516.93
|
$522.16
₡261,657
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.89
|
$64.83
₡32,486
|
|
pay 4.3% more for childcare
Portugal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€331.24
|
$366.72
₡183,762
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,470.51
|
$8,358.53
₡4,188,466
|
|
pay 30.7% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.95
|
$2.88
₡1,444
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$2.93
₡1,466
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.21
|
$4.48
₡2,246
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.72
|
$55.95
₡28,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€7.02
|
$7.18
₡3,597
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.54
|
$66.61
₡33,377
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.22
|
$44.99
₡22,547
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.75
|
$101.09
₡50,658
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.93
|
$77.50
₡38,835
|
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