Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.3 times more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Sudan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG3,005.00
|
$9.42
CRC4,821.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$8.16
CRC4,179.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG312.25
|
$1.73
CRC884.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG193.05
|
$1.50
CRC770.47
|
|
pay 43.2% more for groceries
Sudan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG564.94
|
$1.87
CRC958.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,833.49
|
$4.15
CRC2,125.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,439.12
|
$6.45
CRC3,303.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,440.02
|
$2.63
CRC1,347.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,594.02
|
$3.92
CRC2,005.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,343.99
|
$1.85
CRC945.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG229.01
|
$0.66
CRC338.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG495.56
|
$1.26
CRC643.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG474.57
|
$0.97
CRC494.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG407.50
|
$0.92
CRC473.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG320.72
|
$1.08
CRC553.44
|
|
pay 38.9% more for transportation
Sudan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,541.59
|
$5.58
CRC2,858.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$44.09
CRC22,574.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,833,000.00
|
$25,829.98
CRC13,225,633.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$13.39
CRC6,854.06
|
|
pay 58.1% more for housing
Sudan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG45,977.49
|
$53.15
CRC27,212.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG312,520.50
|
$813.71
CRC416,641.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG140,394.62
|
$522.16
CRC267,362.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG21,292.14
|
$64.83
CRC33,194.39
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Sudan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG41,665.63
|
$366.72
CRC187,768.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,403,312.76
|
$8,358.53
CRC4,279,786.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$2.88
CRC1,475.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,396.05
|
$2.93
CRC1,497.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$4.48
CRC2,295.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,677.92
|
$55.95
CRC28,648.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$7.18
CRC3,675.46
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Sudan
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG10,251.28
|
$66.61
CRC34,104.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG42,409.57
|
$44.99
CRC23,038.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG34,114.43
|
$101.09
CRC51,762.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG24,258.58
|
$77.50
CRC39,681.37
|
|
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