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Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca is 41.8% cheaper than Washington.

Restaurants: pay 38.7% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Groceries: pay 38.9% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Transportation: pay 0.8% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Housing: pay 45.0% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Childcare: pay 72.9% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.5% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Clothing: pay 37.5% less in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca.

Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca instead of Washington, you would:

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pay 38.7% less for restaurants

	Washington	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$9.95 CRC4,970.75	-60.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	-17.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20	$2.06 CRC1,026.72	-35.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.79	$1.63 CRC816.25	-41.4%
Average			-38.7%

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pay 38.9% less for groceries

	Washington	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Bread 1 loaf	$4.43	$2.64 CRC1,317.14	-40.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.04	$4.46 CRC2,226.15	-44.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.19	$7.25 CRC3,621.62	+73.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55	$2.88 CRC1,436.26	-36.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.74	$3.76 CRC1,877.12	-51.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.95	$1.08 CRC538.54	-63.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92	$0.49 CRC246.83	-46.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.20	$0.72 CRC359.03	-67.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$0.81 CRC403.91	-73.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.35	$0.94 CRC471.22	-29.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.64	$0.85 CRC426.35	-47.8%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 0.8% less for transportation

	Washington	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53	$5.39 CRC2,690.94	+52.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50	$39.62 CRC19,787.98	-48.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,699.74	$37,640.45 CRC18,798,579.99	+5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73	$14.71 CRC7,346.29	-12.1%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 45.0% less for housing

	Washington	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.41	$58.88 CRC29,403.70	-15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,568.48	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,088.16	$693.38 CRC346,289.63	-66.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.54	$68.88 CRC34,400.73	-53.0%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 72.9% less for childcare

	Washington	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,650.00	$600.27 CRC299,787.88	-77.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,166.67	$12,608.37 CRC6,296,935.16	-68.6%
Average			-72.9%

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pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Washington	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	-66.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.07	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	-56.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.00	$3.00 CRC1,497.17	-76.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$103.76	$49.53 CRC24,734.97	-52.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.75	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	-40.9%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 37.5% less for clothing

	Washington	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.00	$59.43 CRC29,681.97	-21.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.40	$23.77 CRC11,872.79	-50.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.31	$89.15 CRC44,522.95	-14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.22	$49.53 CRC24,734.97	-62.8%
Average			-37.5%

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