Costa Rica vs Kenya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Kenya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2912
$1611
🏠 One person rent
$520
$217
🏘️ Family rent
$969
$520
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$390
💸 GDP per capita
$13365
$2099
😃 Human freedom index
8.04
6.57
❤️ Life expectancy
77
61.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
55
31
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
18.8%
🎓 Higher education
75
70
😀 Quality of life
58
38
🏙️ Population
5.21M
48.5M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1156) is 97% more expensive than in Kenya ($586). Costa Rica ranked 56th vs 158th for Kenya 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 0.7 months in Kenya. Ranked 65th and 126th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Kenya

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Kenya as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 10 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 Kenya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.51
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.81
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.85
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.8
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.83%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1575
$1586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1323
$1112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$9.28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.02
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.66
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.01
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.19
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.35
$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$17.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$16
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$43.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10036
$6399

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1169
342K
Liberia
$1220
67.1K
Limon
$1147
60.7K
Alajuela
$1163
48.3K
Puntarenas
$1024
41.5K
Cartago
$1009
22.8K
Heredia
$1040
19K
Tamarindo
$1473
8.14K
Santa Teresa
$1114
3K

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$646
5.55M
Kisumu
$441
410K
Mombasa
$493
1.2M
Eldoret
$405
289K
Thika
$530
279K
Nakuru
$439
308K
Mumias
$424
100K
Machakos
$524
114K
Malindi
$452
120K
Meru
$486
42.7K