Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 74.2% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 82.5% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR152.65
|
$9.05
CRC4,635.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR83.12
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR17.13
|
$1.93
CRC988.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.76
|
$1.48
CRC760.28
|
|
pay 87.6% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR17.10
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR64.75
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR74.48
|
$6.91
CRC3,540.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR38.42
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR36.21
|
$4.09
CRC2,095.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.85
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.35
|
$0.62
CRC317.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.82
|
$1.08
CRC553.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.71
|
$1.17
CRC598.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR9.09
|
$1.09
CRC557.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.29
|
$1.06
CRC541.68
|
|
pay 32.5% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR88.52
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR936.71
|
$45.78
CRC23,442.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR360,790.29
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,588,663.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR155.46
|
$14.02
CRC7,179.08
|
|
pay 39.6% more for housing
South Africa
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR749.75
|
$45.97
CRC23,538.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,687.55
|
$731.28
CRC374,483.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,969.01
|
$520.21
CRC266,398.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,408.70
|
$63.96
CRC32,751.72
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,134.16
|
$476.14
CRC243,826.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR69,672.40
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,078,002.16
|
|
pay 64.3% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR37.58
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.98
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR49.40
|
$4.33
CRC2,217.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR525.79
|
$56.36
CRC28,863.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR109.36
|
$7.46
CRC3,818.34
|
|
pay 42.0% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR823.85
|
$71.44
CRC36,581.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR556.25
|
$46.89
CRC24,013.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,500.78
|
$105.63
CRC54,091.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,421.16
|
$95.19
CRC48,745.56
|
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