Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 69.0% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
$9.42
CRC4,725.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
$8.16
CRC4,096.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
$1.73
CRC866.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
$1.50
CRC755.26
|
|
pay 49.7% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
$1.87
CRC939.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
$4.15
CRC2,083.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
$6.45
CRC3,238.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
$2.63
CRC1,320.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
$3.92
CRC1,966.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
$1.85
CRC927.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
$0.66
CRC331.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
$1.26
CRC630.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
$0.97
CRC484.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
$0.92
CRC463.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
$1.08
CRC542.51
|
|
pay 53.1% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
$5.58
CRC2,802.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
$44.09
CRC22,128.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
$25,829.98
CRC12,964,398.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
$13.39
CRC6,718.68
|
|
pay 69.6% more for housing
Zambia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
$53.15
CRC26,674.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
$813.71
CRC408,412.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
$522.16
CRC262,081.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
$64.83
CRC32,538.73
|
|
pay 36.8% more for childcare
Zambia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
$366.72
CRC184,060.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
$8,358.53
CRC4,195,251.65
|
|
pay 99.9% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
$2.88
CRC1,446.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
$2.93
CRC1,468.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
$4.48
CRC2,249.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
$55.95
CRC28,082.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
$7.18
CRC3,602.87
|
|
pay 20.2% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
$66.61
CRC33,430.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
$44.99
CRC22,583.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
$101.09
CRC50,739.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
$77.50
CRC38,897.58
|
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