Costa Rica vs Curacao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Curacao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$1385
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2912
$3647
🏠 One person rent
$520
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$969
$1348
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$934
💸 GDP per capita
$13365
$20502
😃 Human freedom index
8.04
7.2
❤️ Life expectancy
77
78
👮 Corruption perceptions index
55
72
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
60%
🎓 Higher education
75
15
😀 Quality of life
58
61
🏙️ Population
5.21M
160K

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1156) is 17% less expensive than in Curacao ($1385). Costa Rica ranked 56th vs 37th for Curacao 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 0.7 months in Curacao. Ranked 65th and 58th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Curacao

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Curacao as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 2 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 Curacao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.51
$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.81
$9.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$529
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$1016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.8
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.83%
5.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1575
$2779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1323
$2115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$51.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$40.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$7.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.02
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.66
$8.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$7.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.01
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.19
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.35
$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$10
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10036
$12092

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Cities Comparison in Costa Rica vs Curacao

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1169
342K
Liberia
$1220
67.1K
Limon
$1147
60.7K
Alajuela
$1163
48.3K
Puntarenas
$1024
41.5K
Cartago
$1009
22.8K
Heredia
$1040
19K
Tamarindo
$1473
8.14K
Santa Teresa
$1114
3K

In Curacao

City Cost of living Population
Willemstad
$1385
150K
Barber
$1415
2.42K