Costa Rica vs Czech Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Czech Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$1478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3445
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$650
$872
🏘️ Family rent
$1032
$1441
🍽️ Food expenses
$526
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$73
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1073
$1859
💸 GDP per capita
$18587
$31823
😃 Human freedom index
8.36
8.82
❤️ Life expectancy
80.8
79.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
59
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
50.7%
🎓 Higher education
75
91
😀 Quality of life
66
83
🏙️ Population
5.13M
10.9M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1402) is 5% less expensive than in the Czech Republic ($1478). Costa Rica ranked 46th vs 40th 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 1.3 months in the Czech Republic. Ranked 59th and 32nd 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
$11.4
$9.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.1
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$2.6
 Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.28
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$644
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$905
$1150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$277
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$6208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$4585
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.2
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$15.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.44
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.3
$7.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.34
$7.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.78
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.1
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.46
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.4
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.9
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$733
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15202
$12906

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1574
335K
Limon
$1228
71.5K
Liberia
$1024
65.9K
Alajuela
$1362
44.4K
Puntarenas
$872
41.5K
Cartago
$1361
22.8K
Heredia
$1471
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1929
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1325
3K

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1899
1.4M
Brno
$1628
403K
Ostrava
$1280
283K
Plzen
$1397
188K
Liberec
$1174
108K
Olomouc
$1293
103K
Hradec Kralove
$1256
94.3K
Ceske Budejovice
$1278
97.2K
Usti nad Labem
$1141
90.9K
Pardubice
$1258
92.3K
Zizkov
$1685
58.3K
Kladno
$1402
69.7K
Zlin
$1430
74.7K
Mlada Boleslav
$1195
47.3K
Havirov
$982
68.7K
Jihlava
$1108
54.6K
Smichov
$1696
35K
Most
$1094
63.5K
Frydek-Mistek
$1096
53.6K
Opava
$1104
55.1K
Decin
$1216
46.4K
Karlovy Vary
$1218
49.1K
Teplice
$1006
50.9K
Karvina
$1059
48.9K
Chomutov
$1174
46.8K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
46.2K
Prostejov
$1201
43.4K
Chrudim
$1412
23.6K
Tabor
$1107
34.4K
Ceska Lipa
$1332
36.8K