Costa Rica vs Morocco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Morocco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$630
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2912
$1530
🏠 One person rent
$520
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$969
$477
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$419
💸 GDP per capita
$13365
$3442
😃 Human freedom index
8.04
5.48
❤️ Life expectancy
77
74
👮 Corruption perceptions index
55
38
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
18.4%
🎓 Higher education
75
57
😀 Quality of life
58
45
🏙️ Population
5.21M
37.1M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1156) is 83% more expensive than in Morocco ($630). Costa Rica ranked 56th vs 147th for Morocco 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 Morocco. Ranked 65th and 97th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Morocco

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Morocco as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 22 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 Morocco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.51
$4.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.81
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$3.33
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.8
$44.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.83%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1575
$1525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1323
$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$5.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$8.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.02
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.66
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.01
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.19
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.35
$5.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$80.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10036
$3914

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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 Morocco

City Cost of living Population
Casablanca
$826
3.5M
Fez
$529
1.11M
Marrakesh
$609
929K
Sale
$533
850K
Tangier
$661
948K
Rabat
$717
573K
Safi
$470
309K
Oujda
$488
494K
Meknes
$424
520K
Tetouan
$504
381K
Mohammedia
$627
209K
Agadir
$533
422K
Kenitra
$520
431K
Temara
$574
314K
Laayoune
$536
218K
Beni Mellal
$445
193K
El Jadida
$503
195K
Ait Melloul
$508
172K
Nador
$457
162K
Khouribga
$437
196K
Essaouira
$625
78K
Taghazout
$516
5.26K