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Costa Rica vs. Republic of the Congo Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 16.2% more expensive than Republic of the Congo overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.6% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 3.2% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 44.6% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 19.5% less in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 64.2% more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% less in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 22.7% more in Costa Rica

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

Costa Rica vs. Republic of the Congo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:

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pay 5.6% more for restaurants

	Republic of the Congo	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.06 FCFA7,387	$9.77 CRC4,857.39	-25.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 FCFA5,297	$9.53 CRC4,739.57	+1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA778	$2.00 CRC995.21	+45.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 FCFA887	$1.57 CRC781.41	+0.2%
Average			+5.6%

Republic of the Congo vs. Costa Rica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.2% more for groceries

	Republic of the Congo	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 FCFA1,426	$2.54 CRC1,262.79	+0.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 FCFA2,636	$4.50 CRC2,237.94	-3.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.84 FCFA5,000	$7.52 CRC3,740.34	-14.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.07 FCFA1,734	$2.80 CRC1,389.74	-8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.15 FCFA1,782	$3.83 CRC1,902.77	+21.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA611	$1.78 CRC886.81	+65.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 FCFA604	$0.62 CRC305.74	-42.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,044	$1.65 CRC819.01	-10.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 FCFA722	$1.24 CRC617.46	-2.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 FCFA615	$1.28 CRC635.24	+17.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA550	$1.10 CRC547.12	+13.3%
Average			+3.2%

Republic of the Congo vs. Costa Rica - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.6% more for transportation

	Republic of the Congo	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 FCFA2,876	$5.47 CRC2,719.23	+7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.59 FCFA12,778	$54.59 CRC27,137.81	+141.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,895.05 FCFA18,607,060	$36,444.91 CRC18,117,972.89	+10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.24 FCFA7,490	$15.68 CRC7,794.48	+18.4%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 19.5% less for housing

	Republic of the Congo	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.34 FCFA36,958	$49.17 CRC24,446.08	-24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$988.85 FCFA559,342	$805.28 CRC400,329.95	-18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$393.90 FCFA222,811	$555.89 CRC276,349.98	+41.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.94 FCFA148,731	$63.57 CRC31,602.67	-75.8%
Average			-19.5%

Republic of the Congo vs. Costa Rica - Cost of housing

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pay 64.2% more for childcare

	Republic of the Congo	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.92 FCFA171,910	$517.09 CRC257,060.35	+70.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,033.33 FCFA3,412,751	$9,552.94 CRC4,749,083.93	+58.3%
Average			+64.2%

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pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Republic of the Congo	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.10 FCFA1,755	$2.59 CRC1,285.81	-16.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75 FCFA2,687	$3.84 CRC1,908.38	-19.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 FCFA2,215	$4.70 CRC2,336.25	+20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.17 FCFA35,733	$58.68 CRC29,171.56	-7.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.42 FCFA5,894	$9.11 CRC4,527.37	-12.6%
Average			-7.1%

Republic of the Congo vs. Costa Rica - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 22.7% more for clothing

	Republic of the Congo	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.67 FCFA23,569	$58.22 CRC28,941.22	+39.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.42 FCFA22,862	$44.70 CRC22,222.99	+10.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.11 FCFA51,537	$112.79 CRC56,072.28	+23.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 FCFA45,252	$93.41 CRC46,435.67	+16.8%
Average			+22.7%

Republic of the Congo vs. Costa Rica - Cost of clothing

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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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