Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 78.8% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Albania, you would:
pay 45.6% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL692
|
$9.05
CRC4,815.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL584
|
$8.98
CRC4,777.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL146
|
$1.93
CRC1,026.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$1.48
CRC789.85
|
|
pay 71.3% more for groceries
Albania
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$2.46
CRC1,306.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL455
|
$3.95
CRC2,103.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL645
|
$6.91
CRC3,677.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL305
|
$3.22
CRC1,710.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL298
|
$4.09
CRC2,177.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$1.97
CRC1,046.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.62
CRC329.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$1.08
CRC574.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$1.17
CRC621.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$1.09
CRC579.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL44
|
$1.06
CRC562.74
|
|
pay 38.0% more for transportation
Albania
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL727
|
$5.70
CRC3,030.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,446
|
$45.78
CRC24,354.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,824,881
|
$30,441.08
CRC16,194,900.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,728
|
$14.02
CRC7,458.27
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Albania
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,476
|
$45.97
CRC24,454.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,977
|
$731.28
CRC389,046.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,448
|
$520.21
CRC276,758.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,193
|
$63.96
CRC34,025.42
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,405
|
$476.14
CRC253,309.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL277,292
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,275,483.53
|
|
pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL230
|
$2.97
CRC1,578.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL143
|
$3.43
CRC1,825.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL328
|
$4.33
CRC2,303.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,378
|
$56.36
CRC29,985.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL759
|
$7.46
CRC3,966.83
|
|
pay 21.8% more for clothing
Albania
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,255
|
$71.44
CRC38,004.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,167
|
$46.89
CRC24,947.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,253
|
$105.63
CRC56,194.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,619
|
$95.19
CRC50,641.26
|
|
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