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Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca is 12.7% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 13.6% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Groceries: pay 22.2% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Transportation: pay 7.5% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Housing: pay 0.6% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Childcare: pay 10.3% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.0% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Clothing: pay 30.4% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca

Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and housing are lower in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca.

Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 13.6% less for restaurants

	Rome	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$9.95 CRC4,970.75	-43.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €9.95	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	-15.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.13	$2.06 CRC1,026.72	-17.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.14	$1.63 CRC816.25	+22.1%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 22.2% less for groceries

	Rome	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.89	$2.64 CRC1,317.14	+19.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.13	$4.46 CRC2,226.15	-53.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.06	$7.25 CRC3,621.62	+1.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.94	$2.88 CRC1,436.26	-37.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.71	$3.76 CRC1,877.12	-32.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$1.08 CRC538.54	-10.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$0.49 CRC246.83	-52.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$0.72 CRC359.03	-33.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.22	$0.81 CRC403.91	-43.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.72	$0.94 CRC471.22	+11.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.83	$0.85 CRC426.35	-12.8%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 7.5% less for transportation

	Rome	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.53	$5.39 CRC2,690.94	-29.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €34.83	$39.62 CRC19,787.98	-3.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €24,878.35	$37,640.45 CRC18,798,579.99	+28.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €16.92	$14.71 CRC7,346.29	-25.9%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 0.6% less for housing

	Rome	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.36	$58.88 CRC29,403.70	+83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,224.02	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €790.37	$693.38 CRC346,289.63	-25.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €146.33	$68.88 CRC34,400.73	-59.9%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 10.3% more for childcare

	Rome	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €484.09	$600.27 CRC299,787.88	+5.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,330.63	$12,608.37 CRC6,296,935.16	+15.1%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.98	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	-54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.72	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	+32.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.12	$3.00 CRC1,497.17	-58.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.19	$49.53 CRC24,734.97	-29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €9.95	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	-15.2%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 30.4% less for clothing

	Rome	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €69.66	$59.43 CRC29,681.97	-27.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.18	$23.77 CRC11,872.79	-37.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €75.56	$89.15 CRC44,522.95	+0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €99.51	$49.53 CRC24,734.97	-57.6%
Average			-30.4%

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