Cost of living comparison

Turkmenistan

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 24.9% cheaper than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.6% less in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 33.7% less in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 51.8% less in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.6% less in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 43.8% less in Costa Rica

The cost of childcare and transportation in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Turkmenistan. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Costa Rica. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.

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Costa Rica vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.6% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.43 TMT110.31	$11.15 CRC5,073.49	-64.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 TMT45.13	$10.85 CRC4,937.06	-15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 TMT5.52	$2.43 CRC1,106.42	+54.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 TMT3.01	$1.79 CRC813.02	+108.4%
Average			-33.6%

Turkmenistan vs. Costa Rica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.7% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 TMT7.15	$2.77 CRC1,261.89	+36.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.82 TMT66.06	$4.82 CRC2,192.99	-74.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.09 TMT59.98	$8.37 CRC3,808.87	-51.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.00 TMT21.06	$3.63 CRC1,653.83	-39.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.07 TMT31.84	$4.40 CRC2,002.78	-51.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TMT8.07	$2.20 CRC1,003.04	-4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.84 TMT13.49	$0.73 CRC329.98	-81.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.40 TMT11.94	$1.67 CRC758.13	-51.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 TMT5.87	$1.43 CRC652.25	-14.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 TMT3.64	$1.44 CRC655.18	+38.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 TMT2.27	$1.33 CRC603.93	+104.8%
Average			-33.7%

Turkmenistan vs. Costa Rica - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$5.78 CRC2,631.55	+256.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 TMT35.10	$66.80 CRC30,402.28	+568.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154K	$22,830.95 CRC10M	-48.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$15.71 CRC7,149.33	+61.7%
Average			+116.3%

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pay 51.8% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$51.66 CRC23,510.13	-49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	$834.08 CRC380K	-41.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	$597.43 CRC272K	-40.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$68.56 CRC31,201.98	-84.3%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$742.27 CRC338K	+3147.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	$13,434.66 CRC6M	-45.8%
Average			+319.4%

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pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.71 TMT20.06	$2.91 CRC1,323.10	-49.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.79 TMT23.82	$4.06 CRC1,847.37	-40.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$5.29 CRC2,409.48	-79.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$66.37 CRC30,203.17	-66.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 TMT30.09	$7.92 CRC3,603.80	-7.6%
Average			-49.6%

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pay 43.8% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.71 TMT195.56	$67.50 CRC30,717.09	+21.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$114.29 TMT401.14	$49.52 CRC22,538.15	-56.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	$122.64 CRC55,811.48	-66.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$192.86 TMT676.93	$108.52 CRC49,389.03	-43.7%
Average			-43.8%

Turkmenistan vs. Costa Rica - Cost of clothing

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