Cost of living comparison
compared to
Costa Rica vs. Santa Ana Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Santa Ana, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Santa Ana
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$9.77
CRC4,879.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$9.53
CRC4,761.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.00
CRC999.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.57
CRC785.01
|
Santa Ana vs. Costa Rica - Cost of restaurants
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Santa Ana
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.54
CRC1,268.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.50
CRC2,248.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.52
CRC3,757.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.80
CRC1,396.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.83
CRC1,911.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.78
CRC890.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.62
CRC307.15
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.65
CRC822.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.24
CRC620.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.28
CRC638.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.10
CRC549.64
|
Santa Ana vs. Costa Rica - Cost of groceries
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Santa Ana
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.47
CRC2,731.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$54.59
CRC27,262.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,444.91
CRC18,201,497.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.68
CRC7,830.41
|
Santa Ana vs. Costa Rica - Cost of transportation
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Santa Ana
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$49.17
CRC24,558.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$805.28
CRC402,175.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$555.89
CRC277,623.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$63.57
CRC31,748.36
|
Santa Ana vs. Costa Rica - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Santa Ana
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$517.09
CRC258,245.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,552.94
CRC4,770,977.29
|
Santa Ana vs. Costa Rica - Cost of childcare
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Santa Ana
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.59
CRC1,291.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.84
CRC1,917.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.70
CRC2,347.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$58.68
CRC29,306.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.11
CRC4,548.24
|
Santa Ana vs. Costa Rica - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Santa Ana
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$58.22
CRC29,074.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.70
CRC22,325.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$112.79
CRC56,330.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$93.41
CRC46,649.74
|
Santa Ana vs. Costa Rica - Cost of clothing
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