Cost of living comparison
France is 27.9% more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in France instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 41.9% more for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,671.69
|
$15.92
€14.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,635.06
|
$10.79
€9.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC996.12
|
$2.77
€2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC766.28
|
$1.90
€1.76
|
|
pay 17.0% more for groceries
Costa Rica
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,267.28
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,040.62
|
$9.16
€8.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,568.06
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,659.47
|
$3.91
€3.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,112.47
|
$6.37
€5.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,015.37
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC320.06
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC557.66
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC603.27
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC562.00
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC545.95
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 19.7% more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,939.60
|
$7.43
€6.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,627.37
|
$51.68
€47.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,711,679.65
|
$31,564.23
€29,224.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,235.74
|
$18.46
€17.09
|
|
pay 27.5% more for housing
Costa Rica
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,724.64
|
$30.98
€28.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC377,438.28
|
$779.01
€721.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC268,500.67
|
$611.60
€566.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC33,010.18
|
$139.72
€129.37
|
|
pay 23.9% more for childcare
Costa Rica
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC245,750.98
|
$707.64
€655.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,118,074.51
|
$9,850.44
€9,120.27
|
|
pay 57.9% more for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,531.48
|
$6.18
€5.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,771.17
|
$3.05
€2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,234.62
|
$11.75
€10.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC29,091.09
|
$34.96
€32.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,848.47
|
$11.84
€10.96
|
|
pay 7.6% more for clothing
Costa Rica
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,870.65
|
$92.28
€85.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,202.66
|
$37.39
€34.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,517.97
|
$93.47
€86.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC49,130.23
|
$126.59
€117.21
|
|
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