Costa Rica vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2964
$3851
🏠 One person rent
$547
$768
🏘️ Family rent
$932
$1330
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.7
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$956
$2875
💸 GDP per capita
$16595
$53756
😃 Human freedom index
8.04
8.7
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
55
87
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
70.2%
🎓 Higher education
75
96
😀 Quality of life
56
90
🏙️ Population
5.04M
5.61M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1195) is 26% less expensive than in Finland ($1615). Costa Rica ranked 52nd vs 27th for Finland 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 1.8 months in Finland. Ranked 65th and 14th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Finland

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Finland as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 49 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 Finland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.97
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$8.01
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$4.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$774
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2170
$4889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$3208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$20.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.86
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$13.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.9
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.05
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$91.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12191
$9041

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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 Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1936
676K
Espoo
$2023
315K
Tampere
$1527
255K
Vantaa
$1782
248K
Oulu
$1601
215K
Turku
$1591
202K
Jyvaskyla
$1466
148K
Joensuu
$1499
78.2K
Lahti
$1453
121K
Kuopio
$1414
124K
Hameenlinna
$1431
68.3K
Pori
$1325
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1441
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1378
73K
Kouvola
$1447
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1301
66.3K
Vaasa
$1446
69K
Lohja
$1363
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1389
51.9K
Salo
$1571
51.1K
Tuusula
$1570
41.5K
Nurmijarvi
$1562
44.8K
Kokkola
$1384
48.3K
Jarvenpaa
$1631
46.5K
Nokia
$1499
35.7K
Kaarina
$1546
36.4K
Porvoo
$1453
51.5K
Kerava
$1532
38.2K
Ylojarvi
$1496
33.7K
Kajaani
$1410
36.5K