Costa Rica vs Czech Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Czech Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2964
$3055
🏠 One person rent
$547
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$932
$1342
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.7
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$956
$1537
💸 GDP per capita
$16595
$30427
😃 Human freedom index
8.04
8.38
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
79
👮 Corruption perceptions index
55
57
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
50.7%
🎓 Higher education
75
90
😀 Quality of life
56
77
🏙️ Population
5.04M
10.9M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1195) is 8% less expensive than in the Czech Republic ($1296). Costa Rica ranked 52nd vs 44th 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 65th 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
$9.45
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.97
$8.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$546
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$1308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1011
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2170
$4907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$3574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$8.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.86
$6.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$7.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.9
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.05
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$39
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$12.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$78
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12191
$9843

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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 the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1641
1.38M
Brno
$1344
401K
Ostrava
$1122
285K
Plzen
$1185
186K
Hradec Kralove
$1142
93.9K
Liberec
$1106
108K
Ceske Budejovice
$1237
97.4K
Olomouc
$1147
102K
Pardubice
$1122
92.4K
Usti nad Labem
$978
91.3K
Zizkov
$1468
58.3K
Zlin
$1220
74.3K
Mlada Boleslav
$1216
46.4K
Kladno
$1244
69.1K
Havirov
$889
69.7K
Most
$957
63.9K
Teplice
$929
51K
Jihlava
$1016
54K
Frydek-Mistek
$986
53.9K
Chomutov
$1051
47K
Smichov
$1474
35K
Decin
$1107
46.8K
Opava
$1007
55.6K
Karlovy Vary
$1024
49.4K
Karvina
$952
49.7K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
46.2K
Prostejov
$1137
43.6K
Prerov
$938
41.7K
Ceska Lipa
$1130
37.5K
Kolin
$1150
33.2K