Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 75.3% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Romania, you would:
pay 36.4% more for restaurants
Romania
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON31.98
|
$9.42
CRC4,798.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON24.97
|
$8.16
CRC4,160.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON5.99
|
$1.73
CRC880.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.55
|
$1.50
CRC766.94
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Romania
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.25
|
$1.87
CRC953.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.14
|
$4.15
CRC2,115.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.00
|
$6.45
CRC3,288.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.86
|
$2.63
CRC1,341.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.29
|
$3.92
CRC1,996.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON1.98
|
$1.85
CRC941.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.73
|
$0.66
CRC337.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.68
|
$1.26
CRC640.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.04
|
$0.97
CRC491.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$0.92
CRC470.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$1.08
CRC550.90
|
|
pay 76.5% more for transportation
Romania
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON29.91
|
$5.58
CRC2,845.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON84.84
|
$44.09
CRC22,470.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,317.19
|
$25,829.98
CRC13,164,933.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.27
|
$13.39
CRC6,822.60
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Romania
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.02
|
$53.15
CRC27,087.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,334.91
|
$813.71
CRC414,729.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON981.30
|
$522.16
CRC266,135.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON462.29
|
$64.83
CRC33,042.04
|
|
pay 41.1% more for childcare
Romania
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,438.75
|
$366.72
CRC186,907.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,491.01
|
$8,358.53
CRC4,260,144.21
|
|
pay 42.4% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.30
|
$2.88
CRC1,468.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.34
|
$2.93
CRC1,491.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.64
|
$4.48
CRC2,284.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON163.45
|
$55.95
CRC28,516.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.11
|
$7.18
CRC3,658.60
|
|
pay 25.6% more for clothing
Romania
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON265.83
|
$66.61
CRC33,947.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON145.79
|
$44.99
CRC22,932.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON323.61
|
$101.09
CRC51,524.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON359.97
|
$77.50
CRC39,499.25
|
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