Cost of Living in Cartago, Costa Rica

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1009
$2551
🛋️ Without rent
$539
$1711
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$470
$840
🍽️ Food
$365
$967
🚐 Transport
$52.9
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$891
😀 Quality of life
49
🏙️ Population
22.8K

The average cost of living in Cartago is $1009, which is close to the world's average cost of living, ranked 5246th out of 9294 in our global list and 9th out of 9 in Costa Rica.

The median after-tax salary is $891, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months. Ranked 6383rd (TOP 69%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 5th best city to live in Costa Rica. With an estimated population of 22.8K, Cartago is the 6th largest city in Costa Rica.

✈️ Closest airport 26 km Tobias Bolanos International Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 8 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 750 University of Costa Rica
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Prices in Cartago

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
 Cappuccino
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11912

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