Costa Rica vs Luxembourg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Luxembourg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1223
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3032
$5372
🏠 One person rent
$553
$1536
🏘️ Family rent
$929
$2597
🍽️ Food expenses
$466
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.4
$80.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1035
$5022
💸 GDP per capita
$16942
$129K
😃 Human freedom index
8.23
8.93
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
83
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
81
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
57%
🎓 Higher education
75
80
😀 Quality of life
57
93
🏙️ Population
5.04M
672K

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1223) is 48% less expensive than in Luxembourg ($2357). Costa Rica ranked 51st vs 10th for Luxembourg 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 2.1 months in Luxembourg. Ranked 66th and 6th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Luxembourg

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Luxembourg as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 5 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 Luxembourg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.67
$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.11
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$5.08
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$3.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$626
$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$1279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$2651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$2207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$61.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$9568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1569
$7479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$3.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$33.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.35
$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$9.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.96
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.77
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72
$52.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$29.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$560
$1453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11203
$16871

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In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1324
342K
Limon
$1225
71.5K
Alajuela
$1269
44.4K
Liberia
$932
65.9K
Cartago
$1024
22.8K
Puntarenas
$801
41.5K
Heredia
$1296
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1710
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1213
3K

In Luxembourg

City Cost of living Population
Luxembourg City
$2446
136K
Petange
$2205
20.9K
Esch-sur-Alzette
$2330
37.5K
Differdange
$2160
30.4K
Dudelange
$2266
22K