Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 63.9% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 39.6% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
$9.05
CRC4,631.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$8.98
CRC4,595.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$1.93
CRC987.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$1.48
CRC759.77
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
$2.46
CRC1,256.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
$3.95
CRC2,023.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
$6.91
CRC3,537.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
$3.22
CRC1,645.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
$4.09
CRC2,094.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
$1.97
CRC1,006.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
$0.62
CRC317.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
$1.08
CRC552.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
$1.17
CRC598.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
$1.09
CRC557.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
$1.06
CRC541.31
|
|
pay 16.1% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
$5.70
CRC2,914.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$45.78
CRC23,426.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,578,188.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$14.02
CRC7,174.26
|
|
pay 21.9% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$45.97
CRC23,523.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
$731.28
CRC374,231.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
$520.21
CRC266,219.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
$63.96
CRC32,729.71
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
$476.14
CRC243,663.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,074,589.86
|
|
pay 47.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$2.97
CRC1,518.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
$3.43
CRC1,756.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$4.33
CRC2,215.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
$56.36
CRC28,843.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
$7.46
CRC3,815.77
|
|
pay 4.0% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
$71.44
CRC36,557.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$46.89
CRC23,997.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
$105.63
CRC54,054.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
$95.19
CRC48,712.81
|
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