Costa Rica vs Nepal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Nepal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1223
$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3032
$964
🏠 One person rent
$553
$109
🏘️ Family rent
$929
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$466
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.4
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1035
$239
💸 GDP per capita
$16942
$1378
😃 Human freedom index
8.23
6.9
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
70.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
34
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
3%
🎓 Higher education
75
51
😀 Quality of life
57
29
🏙️ Population
5.04M
29.2M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1223) is 233% more expensive than in Nepal ($367). Costa Rica ranked 51st vs 196th for Nepal 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 Nepal. Ranked 66th and 147th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Nepal

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Nepal 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 Nepal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.67
$1.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.11
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$2.35
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$626
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$69.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$264
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$153
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$1678
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1569
$797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.1
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$8.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.35
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.96
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.77
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$2.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$44.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$560
$71.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11203
$2930

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Nepal

City Cost of living Population
Kathmandu
$419
846K
Lalitpur
$341
513K
Pokhara
$391
354K
Birgunj
$321
268K
Biratnagar
$323
243K
Bheemdatta
$370
105K
Dhangadhi
$384
102K
Janakpur
$292
97.8K
Hetauda
$294
84.7K
Damak
$317
75.1K