Costa Rica vs Denmark - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Denmark
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2964
$4729
🏠 One person rent
$547
$1084
🏘️ Family rent
$932
$1936
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$636
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.7
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$956
$3875
💸 GDP per capita
$16595
$67967
😃 Human freedom index
8.04
8.83
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
81.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
55
90
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
86.1%
🎓 Higher education
75
97
😀 Quality of life
56
95
🏙️ Population
5.04M
5.83M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1195) is 41% less expensive than in Denmark ($2020). Costa Rica ranked 52nd vs 17th for Denmark 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 1.9 months in Denmark. Ranked 65th and 2nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Denmark

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Denmark as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 27 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 Denmark
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$21.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.97
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$7.84
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$1127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$859
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$2123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2170
$5886
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$4166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$4.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$9.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.86
$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.9
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.05
$18.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$70.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12191
$8524

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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 Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2483
644K
Aarhus
$1966
291K
Esbjerg
$1590
115K
Odense
$2046
177K
Frederiksberg
$2378
105K
Aalborg
$1842
113K
Gentofte
$2203
75.8K
Naestved
$1864
45K
Vejle
$1636
61.3K
Randers
$1618
62.8K
Herning
$1690
44.6K
Silkeborg
$1654
50.9K
Kolding
$1476
58.8K
Horsholm
$2006
47.5K
Roskilde
$1867
50K
Holstebro
$1584
37.2K
Horsens
$1499
59.4K
Hillerod
$2088
36K
Fredericia
$1608
41.2K
Helsingor
$1713
47.4K
Viborg
$1565
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1507
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1502
27.6K
Svendborg
$1688
27.2K
Nuuk
$2125
18.3K
Haderslev
$1536
22.2K
Torshavn
$1913
13.3K