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Costa Rica vs. Qatar Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 32.0% more expensive than Qatar overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 71.7% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 66.6% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 38.4% less in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 23.3% less in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.1% less in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 15.5% more in Costa Rica

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

Costa Rica vs. Qatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Qatar	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.69 QAR24.32	$9.77 CRC4,857.39	+46.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.07 QAR22.08	$9.53 CRC4,739.57	+56.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 QAR2.97	$2.00 CRC995.21	+145.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 QAR1.08	$1.57 CRC781.41	+428.3%
Average			+169.1%

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pay 71.7% more for groceries

	Qatar	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 QAR5.44	$2.54 CRC1,262.79	+69.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.10 QAR14.90	$4.50 CRC2,237.94	+9.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.40 QAR26.90	$7.52 CRC3,740.34	+1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 QAR9.13	$2.80 CRC1,389.74	+11.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.44 QAR12.50	$3.83 CRC1,902.77	+11.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 QAR3.13	$1.78 CRC886.81	+107.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 QAR2.37	$0.62 CRC305.74	-5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 QAR2.39	$1.65 CRC819.01	+150.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 QAR2.13	$1.24 CRC617.46	+111.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 QAR1.67	$1.28 CRC635.24	+178.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.65	$1.10 CRC547.12	+142.8%
Average			+71.7%

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pay 66.6% more for transportation

	Qatar	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.80	$5.47 CRC2,719.23	+155.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.29 QAR121.00	$54.59 CRC27,137.81	+64.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,539.60 QAR89,189.73	$36,444.91 CRC18,117,972.89	+48.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.86 QAR57.63	$15.68 CRC7,794.48	-1.1%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 38.4% less for housing

	Qatar	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$83.65 QAR304.02	$49.17 CRC24,446.08	-41.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,687.55 QAR6,133.44	$805.28 CRC400,329.95	-52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,253.51 QAR4,555.92	$555.89 CRC276,349.98	-55.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.60 QAR242.04	$63.57 CRC31,602.67	-4.5%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 23.3% less for childcare

	Qatar	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.67 QAR2,902.78	$517.09 CRC257,060.35	-35.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,764.79 QAR39,124.86	$9,552.94 CRC4,749,083.93	-11.3%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Qatar	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.98 QAR39.92	$2.59 CRC1,285.81	-76.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.21 QAR15.30	$3.84 CRC1,908.38	-8.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.42 QAR23.33	$4.70 CRC2,336.25	-26.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$127.24 QAR462.47	$58.68 CRC29,171.56	-53.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.33 QAR41.16	$9.11 CRC4,527.37	-19.6%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 15.5% more for clothing

	Qatar	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.95 QAR188.82	$58.22 CRC28,941.22	+12.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.24 QAR168.05	$44.70 CRC22,222.99	-3.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.73 QAR344.29	$112.79 CRC56,072.28	+19.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.59 QAR252.92	$93.41 CRC46,435.67	+34.2%
Average			+15.5%

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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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