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Costa Rica vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 2.1 times more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 98.0% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 89.2% more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 6.1% less in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.1% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Costa Rica

The cost of restaurants, clothing, groceries, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Tanzania. Notably, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.92 TZS9,676.70	$9.77 CRC4,857.39	+149.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 TZS20,945.47	$9.53 CRC4,739.57	+12.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 TZS1,629.49	$2.00 CRC995.21	+203.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 TZS748.55	$1.57 CRC781.41	+417.8%
Average			+195.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Tanzania	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 TZS1,807.84	$2.54 CRC1,262.79	+246.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 TZS10,867.44	$4.50 CRC2,237.94	+2.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 TZS13,791.35	$7.52 CRC3,740.34	+34.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 TZS5,620.04	$2.80 CRC1,389.74	+22.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TZS4,646.05	$3.83 CRC1,902.77	+103.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 TZS3,208.76	$1.78 CRC886.81	+37.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 TZS1,216.11	$0.62 CRC305.74	+24.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 TZS1,061.21	$1.65 CRC819.01	+282.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS884.03	$1.24 CRC617.46	+246.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS884.03	$1.28 CRC635.24	+256.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 TZS1,513.99	$1.10 CRC547.12	+79.3%
Average			+121.5%

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pay 98.0% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 TZS11,565.92	$5.47 CRC2,719.23	+16.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.76 TZS38,860.03	$54.59 CRC27,137.81	+246.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,898.05 TZS44,138,690.42	$36,444.91 CRC18,117,972.89	+103.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 TZS30,800.35	$15.68 CRC7,794.48	+25.5%
Average			+98.0%

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pay 89.2% more for housing

	Tanzania	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.82 TZS115,464.93	$49.17 CRC24,446.08	+5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.35 TZS824,548.32	$805.28 CRC400,329.95	+140.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.27 TZS439,627.23	$555.89 CRC276,349.98	+211.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.23 TZS158,395.91	$63.57 CRC31,602.67	-1.0%
Average			+89.2%

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pay 6.1% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$427.61 TZS1,054,534.99	$517.09 CRC257,060.35	+20.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,288.25 TZS35,236,488.60	$9,552.94 CRC4,749,083.93	-33.1%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 71.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 TZS3,381.39	$2.59 CRC1,285.81	+88.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 TZS5,037.97	$3.84 CRC1,908.38	+87.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 TZS4,925.81	$4.70 CRC2,336.25	+135.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.55 TZS144,401.75	$58.68 CRC29,171.56	+0.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.35 TZS15,649.28	$9.11 CRC4,527.37	+43.5%
Average			+71.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Tanzania	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.07 TZS44,554.74	$58.22 CRC28,941.22	+222.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.59 TZS68,042.89	$44.70 CRC22,222.99	+62.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$28.27 TZS69,708.59	$112.79 CRC56,072.28	+299.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.90 TZS103,342.49	$93.41 CRC46,435.67	+122.9%
Average			+176.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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