Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 62.9% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 61.5% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$9.42
₡4,718
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$8.16
₡4,090
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$1.73
₡865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$1.50
₡754
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$1.87
₡938
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$4.15
₡2,080
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$6.45
₡3,233
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$2.63
₡1,319
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$3.92
₡1,963
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$1.85
₡926
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.66
₡331
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$1.26
₡630
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$0.97
₡484
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.92
₡463
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$1.08
₡542
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$5.58
₡2,798
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$44.09
₡22,092
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
$25,829.98
₡12,943,429
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
$13.39
₡6,708
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$53.15
₡26,632
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$813.71
₡407,752
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$522.16
₡261,657
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$64.83
₡32,486
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
$366.72
₡183,762
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
$8,358.53
₡4,188,466
|
|
pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$2.88
₡1,444
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$2.93
₡1,466
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$4.48
₡2,246
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$55.95
₡28,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$7.18
₡3,597
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
Yemen
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$66.61
₡33,377
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$44.99
₡22,547
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$101.09
₡50,658
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$77.50
₡38,835
|
|
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