Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 3.2 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.290
|
$9.42
₡4,732
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.900
|
$8.16
₡4,102
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.690
|
$1.73
₡868
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$1.50
₡756
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
$1.87
₡940
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.560
|
$4.15
₡2,086
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.410
|
$6.45
₡3,242
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.450
|
$2.63
₡1,322
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.870
|
$3.92
₡1,969
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$1.85
₡928
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.620
|
$0.66
₡332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.040
|
$1.26
₡631
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.790
|
$0.97
₡485
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$0.92
₡464
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.690
|
$1.08
₡543
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.570
|
$5.58
₡2,806
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND34.140
|
$44.09
₡22,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND86,628.190
|
$25,829.98
₡12,980,676
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.250
|
$13.39
₡6,727
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND61.670
|
$53.15
₡26,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND527.010
|
$813.71
₡408,925
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND404.950
|
$522.16
₡262,410
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND93.650
|
$64.83
₡32,580
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND192.290
|
$366.72
₡184,291
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,375.010
|
$8,358.53
₡4,200,519
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.840
|
$2.88
₡1,448
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$2.93
₡1,470
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.620
|
$4.48
₡2,253
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND78.720
|
$55.95
₡28,118
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.430
|
$7.18
₡3,607
|
|
pay 31.6% more for clothing
Tunisia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND119.320
|
$66.61
₡33,473
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND138.400
|
$44.99
₡22,612
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND280.020
|
$101.09
₡50,804
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND180.940
|
$77.50
₡38,946
|
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