Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 22.5% more expensive than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 16.3% less for restaurants
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$9.42
CRC4,798.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$8.16
CRC4,160.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.73
CRC880.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$1.50
CRC766.94
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$1.87
CRC953.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$4.15
CRC2,115.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$6.45
CRC3,288.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$2.63
CRC1,341.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$3.92
CRC1,996.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.85
CRC941.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.66
CRC337.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$1.26
CRC640.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.97
CRC491.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.92
CRC470.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$1.08
CRC550.90
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$5.58
CRC2,845.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$44.09
CRC22,470.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$25,829.98
CRC13,164,933.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$13.39
CRC6,822.60
|
|
pay 67.0% more for housing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$53.15
CRC27,087.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$813.71
CRC414,729.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$522.16
CRC266,135.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$64.83
CRC33,042.04
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$366.72
CRC186,907.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$8,358.53
CRC4,260,144.21
|
|
pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$2.88
CRC1,468.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.93
CRC1,491.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$4.48
CRC2,284.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$55.95
CRC28,516.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$7.18
CRC3,658.60
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$66.61
CRC33,947.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$44.99
CRC22,932.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$101.09
CRC51,524.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$77.50
CRC39,499.25
|
|
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