Costa Rica vs Croatia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Croatia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$1089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2859
$2565
🏠 One person rent
$513
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$958
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.9
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$888
$1168
💸 GDP per capita
$13199
$18413
😃 Human freedom index
7.98
7.86
❤️ Life expectancy
77
76.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
50
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
57.1%
🎓 Higher education
76
85
😀 Quality of life
58
67
🏙️ Population
5.21M
3.87M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1128) is 4% more expensive than in Croatia ($1089). Costa Rica ranked 56th vs 66th for Croatia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Costa Rica compared to 1.1 months in Croatia. Ranked 64th and 47th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Croatia

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Croatia as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 15 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Costa Rica Croatia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.27
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.9
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.12
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.96
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.78
$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1085
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$701
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.9
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.52%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1796
$3826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$2706
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$46.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$10.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.5
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$9.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$7.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.9
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.5
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.7
$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$6.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.6
$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10393
$7821

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In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1163
342K
Liberia
$1215
67.1K
Limon
$1076
60.7K
Alajuela
$1056
48.3K
Puntarenas
$937
41.5K
Cartago
$988
22.8K
Heredia
$1017
19K
Tamarindo
$1409
8.14K
Santa Teresa
$1049
3K

In Croatia

City Cost of living Population
Zagreb
$1221
767K
Split
$1040
161K
Rijeka
$1085
108K
Osijek
$831
96.3K
Velika Gorica
$991
61.1K
Zadar
$1116
70.8K
Pula
$833
52.2K
Karlovac
$776
49.4K
Sibenik
$946
42.6K
Slavonski Brod
$671
45K
Dubrovnik
$1149
41.6K
Bjelovar
$751
36.3K
Kastela
$946
37.8K
Hvar
$2210
3.98K
Cavtat
$1002
2.19K