Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 4.2% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 20.5% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Costa Rica
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.66
GIP13.86
|
$9.05
CRC4,712.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
GIP7.92
|
$8.98
CRC4,675.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
GIP1.56
|
$1.93
CRC1,004.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
GIP1.45
|
$1.48
CRC772.99
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
GIP1.31
|
$2.46
CRC1,278.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
GIP3.26
|
$3.95
CRC2,058.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
GIP5.99
|
$6.91
CRC3,599.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
GIP2.98
|
$3.22
CRC1,674.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
GIP3.06
|
$4.09
CRC2,130.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
GIP1.62
|
$1.97
CRC1,024.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.54
GIP1.21
|
$0.62
CRC322.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
GIP1.26
|
$1.08
CRC562.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GIP0.91
|
$1.17
CRC608.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
GIP0.81
|
$1.09
CRC566.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
GIP0.68
|
$1.06
CRC550.73
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
GIP4.54
|
$5.70
CRC2,965.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.13
GIP6.39
|
$45.78
CRC23,834.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,057.47
GIP24,383.65
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,849,271.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.97
GIP19.61
|
$14.02
CRC7,299.10
|
|
pay 41.0% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.50
GIP42.00
|
$45.97
CRC23,932.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.15
GIP1,292.42
|
$731.28
CRC380,743.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,585.28
GIP1,244.63
|
$520.21
CRC270,852.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.83
GIP68.96
|
$63.96
CRC33,299.26
|
|
pay 37.7% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$805.78
GIP632.63
|
$476.14
CRC247,903.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
GIP11,882.39
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,162,894.99
|
|
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.10
GIP3.22
|
$2.97
CRC1,544.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.99
GIP2.35
|
$3.43
CRC1,786.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
GIP3.56
|
$4.33
CRC2,254.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.94
GIP55.70
|
$56.36
CRC29,345.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
GIP8.42
|
$7.46
CRC3,882.17
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$125.33
GIP98.40
|
$71.44
CRC37,193.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.78
GIP32.80
|
$46.89
CRC24,414.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.87
GIP100.40
|
$105.63
CRC54,995.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.51
GIP89.12
|
$95.19
CRC49,560.48
|
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