Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.8 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.52
|
$9.42
₡4,774
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
$8.16
₡4,138
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.07
|
$1.73
₡876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.06
|
$1.50
₡763
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
$1.87
₡949
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.63
|
$4.15
₡2,105
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.46
|
$6.45
₡3,271
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
$2.63
₡1,334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.48
|
$3.92
₡1,986
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.79
|
$1.85
₡937
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.90
|
$0.66
₡335
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.93
|
$1.26
₡637
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.67
|
$0.97
₡489
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.10
|
$0.92
₡469
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.27
|
$1.08
₡548
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.36
|
$5.58
₡2,831
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺494.25
|
$44.09
₡22,353
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
$25,829.98
₡13,095,893
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺139.97
|
$13.39
₡6,787
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
$53.15
₡26,945
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
$813.71
₡412,555
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
$522.16
₡264,739
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
$64.83
₡32,869
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
$366.72
₡185,927
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
$8,358.53
₡4,237,803
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.63
|
$2.88
₡1,461
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.07
|
$2.93
₡1,483
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
$4.48
₡2,273
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺648.79
|
$55.95
₡28,367
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺80.88
|
$7.18
₡3,639
|
|
pay 84.7% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
$66.61
₡33,770
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
$44.99
₡22,812
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
$101.09
₡51,254
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
$77.50
₡39,292
|
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