Costa Rica vs Czech Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Czech Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1223
$1231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3032
$2949
🏠 One person rent
$553
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$929
$1283
🍽️ Food expenses
$466
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.4
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1035
$1485
💸 GDP per capita
$16942
$31591
😃 Human freedom index
8.23
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
79
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
56
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
50.7%
🎓 Higher education
75
90
😀 Quality of life
57
77
🏙️ Population
5.04M
10.9M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1223) is 0.7% less expensive than in the Czech Republic ($1231). Costa Rica ranked 51st vs 50th for the Czech Republic 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 the Czech Republic. Ranked 66th and 34th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs the Czech Republic

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and the Czech Republic as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 58 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 Czech Republic
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.67
$8.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.11
$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$626
$644
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$964
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$4849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1569
$3431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.1
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$13.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.35
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$5.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.96
$6.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$7.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.77
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$74.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$560
$514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11203
$10768

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In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1324
342K
Limon
$1225
71.5K
Alajuela
$1269
44.4K
Liberia
$932
65.9K
Cartago
$1024
22.8K
Puntarenas
$801
41.5K
Heredia
$1296
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1710
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1213
3K

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1513
1.38M
Brno
$1329
401K
Ostrava
$1037
285K
Plzen
$1135
186K
Hradec Kralove
$1107
93.9K
Liberec
$1030
108K
Olomouc
$1067
102K
Ceske Budejovice
$1227
97.4K
Pardubice
$1088
92.4K
Usti nad Labem
$971
91.3K
Kladno
$1216
69.1K
Zizkov
$1370
58.3K
Mlada Boleslav
$1092
46.4K
Zlin
$1169
74.3K
Havirov
$862
69.7K
Most
$942
63.9K
Opava
$984
55.6K
Jihlava
$974
54K
Teplice
$880
51K
Frydek-Mistek
$954
53.9K
Decin
$1048
46.8K
Smichov
$1371
35K
Karlovy Vary
$979
49.4K
Chomutov
$1033
47K
Karvina
$908
49.7K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
46.2K
Prostejov
$1075
43.6K
Ceska Lipa
$1081
37.5K
Prerov
$983
41.7K
Pribram
$1166
33K