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Costa Rica vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 4.5% cheaper than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 3.5% less in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 27.3% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 25.6% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 10.6% less in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 42.9% less in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.9% less in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 9.5% less in Costa Rica

The cost of groceries and transportation in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Prague. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 3.5% less for restaurants

	Prague	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK219.71	$9.77 CRC4,857.39	-7.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK199.74	$9.53 CRC4,739.57	-0.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.67	$2.00 CRC995.21	+2.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.58	$1.57 CRC781.41	-8.1%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 27.3% more for groceries

	Prague	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.96	$2.54 CRC1,262.79	+47.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK135.57	$4.50 CRC2,237.94	-30.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK99.20	$7.52 CRC3,740.34	+57.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK79.20	$2.80 CRC1,389.74	-26.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK89.57	$3.83 CRC1,902.77	-11.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.18	$1.78 CRC886.81	+75.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.14	$0.62 CRC305.74	-29.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.82	$1.65 CRC819.01	+57.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.74	$1.24 CRC617.46	-31.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.53	$1.28 CRC635.24	+96.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.68	$1.10 CRC547.12	+96.0%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 25.6% more for transportation

	Prague	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.97	$5.47 CRC2,719.23	-18.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK549.28	$54.59 CRC27,137.81	+106.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK649,143.50	$36,444.91 CRC18,117,972.89	+16.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK334.56	$15.68 CRC7,794.48	-2.5%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 10.6% less for housing

	Prague	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK497.91	$49.17 CRC24,446.08	+105.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,845.49	$805.28 CRC400,329.95	-32.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,209.48	$555.89 CRC276,349.98	-39.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,429.75	$63.57 CRC31,602.67	-75.6%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 42.9% less for childcare

	Prague	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,805.88	$517.09 CRC257,060.35	-48.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK317,830.65	$9,552.94 CRC4,749,083.93	-37.5%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.92	$2.59 CRC1,285.81	-10.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.92	$3.84 CRC1,908.38	+2.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK160.79	$4.70 CRC2,336.25	-39.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,494.88	$58.68 CRC29,171.56	-18.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK249.67	$9.11 CRC4,527.37	-24.1%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 9.5% less for clothing

	Prague	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,647.83	$58.22 CRC28,941.22	-26.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK819.95	$44.70 CRC22,222.99	+13.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,207.43	$112.79 CRC56,072.28	+6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,830.36	$93.41 CRC46,435.67	-31.3%
Average			-9.5%

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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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