Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 14.0% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Costa Rica
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.56
|
$9.42
₡4,763
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.92
|
$8.16
₡4,129
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.46
|
$1.73
₡874
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$1.50
₡761
|
|
pay 32.1% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Costa Rica
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£0.99
|
$1.87
₡947
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.86
|
$4.15
₡2,100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.71
|
$6.45
₡3,264
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.05
|
$2.63
₡1,331
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.51
|
$3.92
₡1,982
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.83
|
$1.85
₡935
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.66
₡335
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$1.26
₡636
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$0.97
₡488
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.92
₡467
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$1.08
₡547
|
|
pay 23.0% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Costa Rica
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.80
|
$5.58
₡2,825
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£72.72
|
$44.09
₡22,303
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,225.55
|
$25,829.98
₡13,066,552
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.93
|
$13.39
₡6,772
|
|
pay 21.0% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Costa Rica
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£29.94
|
$53.15
₡26,885
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£835.68
|
$813.71
₡411,630
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£663.59
|
$522.16
₡264,146
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£145.46
|
$64.83
₡32,795
|
|
pay 59.3% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Costa Rica
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£941.46
|
$366.72
₡185,510
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,135.25
|
$8,358.53
₡4,228,308
|
|
pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Costa Rica
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.93
|
$2.88
₡1,458
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.85
|
$2.93
₡1,480
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.76
|
$4.48
₡2,268
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.15
|
$55.95
₡28,304
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.50
|
$7.18
₡3,631
|
|
pay 7.9% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Costa Rica
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.52
|
$66.61
₡33,694
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.16
|
$44.99
₡22,761
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.10
|
$101.09
₡51,140
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.15
|
$77.50
₡39,204
|
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