Costa Rica vs Croatia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Croatia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2964
$2808
🏠 One person rent
$547
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$932
$1028
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.7
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$956
$1429
💸 GDP per capita
$16595
$21460
😃 Human freedom index
8.04
7.96
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
77.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
55
50
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
57.1%
🎓 Higher education
75
84
😀 Quality of life
56
70
🏙️ Population
5.04M
3.87M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1195) is 0.8% more expensive than in Croatia ($1186). Costa Rica ranked 52nd vs 57th 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 1.2 months in Croatia. Ranked 65th and 44th 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
$9.45
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.97
$8.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$3.33
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$1041
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$786
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2170
$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$2940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.86
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$7.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.9
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.05
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$43.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$7.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$87.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$289
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12191
$10051

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In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1239
342K
Limon
$1201
71.5K
Alajuela
$1233
44.4K
Liberia
$898
65.9K
Puntarenas
$1277
41.5K
Cartago
$961
22.8K
Heredia
$1246
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1687
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1310
3K

In Croatia

City Cost of living Population
Zagreb
$1254
767K
Split
$1302
161K
Rijeka
$1174
108K
Osijek
$890
96.3K
Velika Gorica
$1142
61.1K
Zadar
$1265
70.8K
Pula
$1061
52.2K
Slavonski Brod
$808
49.9K
Dubrovnik
$1251
41.6K
Karlovac
$926
49.4K
Sibenik
$1100
42.6K
Kastela
$1240
37.8K
Bjelovar
$999
36.3K
Hvar
$1282
3.98K
Cavtat
$1161
2.19K