Cost of living comparison
Austria is 32.5% more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Austria instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 47.8% more for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,632.30
|
$15.33
€14.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,595.98
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC987.72
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC759.82
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
pay 19.3% more for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,256.60
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,023.41
|
$8.22
€7.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,537.98
|
$5.57
€5.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,645.48
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,094.67
|
$5.79
€5.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,006.81
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC317.36
|
$0.95
€0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC552.96
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC598.19
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC557.26
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC541.35
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 12.2% more for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,914.82
|
$6.51
€6.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,428.18
|
$49.62
€46.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,579,223.32
|
$26,063.58
€24,316.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,174.74
|
$19.69
€18.37
|
|
pay 87.2% more for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,524.63
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC374,256.31
|
$871.49
€813.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC266,237.09
|
$685.35
€639.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC32,731.89
|
$267.95
€249.99
|
|
pay 21.4% more for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC243,679.19
|
$469.56
€438.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,074,926.91
|
$14,286.41
€13,328.74
|
|
pay 31.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,518.57
|
$4.59
€4.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,756.24
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,215.78
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC28,845.84
|
$44.34
€41.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,816.02
|
$12.69
€11.84
|
|
pay 8.5% more for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,559.81
|
$85.15
€79.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC23,998.63
|
$46.34
€43.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,058.36
|
$89.08
€83.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC48,716.04
|
$125.31
€116.91
|
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