Cost of living comparison

Slovakia

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Slovakia Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 22.0% more expensive than Slovakia overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.0% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 46.2% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 13.9% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 9.2% more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 40.6% more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.9% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 28.2% more in Costa Rica

The cost of groceries, childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Slovakia.

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Costa Rica vs. Slovakia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Slovakia, you would:

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pay 25.0% more for restaurants

	Slovakia	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.84 €7.87	$11.15 CRC5,073.49	+26.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.92 €7.94	$10.85 CRC4,937.06	+21.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 €1.66	$2.43 CRC1,106.42	+30.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 €1.26	$1.79 CRC813.02	+26.5%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 46.2% more for groceries

	Slovakia	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 €1.25	$2.77 CRC1,261.89	+97.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.92 €5.27	$4.82 CRC2,192.99	-18.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.92 €3.49	$8.37 CRC3,808.87	+113.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.72 €3.31	$3.63 CRC1,653.83	-2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.31 €2.94	$4.40 CRC2,002.78	+33.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$2.20 CRC1,003.04	+164.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.75	$0.73 CRC329.98	-13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.92	$1.67 CRC758.13	+61.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.75 €1.56	$1.43 CRC652.25	-18.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.54	$1.44 CRC655.18	+135.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$1.33 CRC603.93	+105.8%
Average			+46.2%

Slovakia vs. Costa Rica - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.9% more for transportation

	Slovakia	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.85 €6.10	$5.78 CRC2,631.55	-15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.63 €26.37	$66.80 CRC30,402.28	+125.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,866.96 €23,022.52	$22,830.95 CRC10M	-11.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.42 €11.06	$15.71 CRC7,149.33	+26.4%
Average			+13.9%

Slovakia vs. Costa Rica - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.2% more for housing

	Slovakia	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.25 €17.14	$51.66 CRC23,510.13	+168.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$608.23 €541.35	$834.08 CRC380K	+37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$502.60 €447.34	$597.43 CRC272K	+18.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$194.53 €173.14	$68.56 CRC31,201.98	-64.8%
Average			+9.2%

Slovakia vs. Costa Rica - Cost of housing

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pay 40.6% more for childcare

	Slovakia	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$469.66 €418.02	$742.27 CRC338K	+58.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,742.31 €9,561.04	$13,434.66 CRC6M	+25.1%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Slovakia	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.27 €2.02	$2.91 CRC1,323.10	+27.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.69 €2.40	$4.06 CRC1,847.37	+50.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.08 €5.41	$5.29 CRC2,409.48	-12.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.98 €38.25	$66.37 CRC30,203.17	+54.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.85 €7.88	$7.92 CRC3,603.80	-10.5%
Average			+21.9%

Slovakia vs. Costa Rica - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 28.2% more for clothing

	Slovakia	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.85 €61.28	$67.50 CRC30,717.09	-2.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.33 €30.56	$49.52 CRC22,538.15	+44.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.79 €71.02	$122.64 CRC55,811.48	+53.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.22 €77.63	$108.52 CRC49,389.03	+24.4%
Average			+28.2%

Slovakia vs. Costa Rica - Cost of clothing

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