Costa Rica vs Niger - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Niger
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$1161
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3093
$2304
🏠 One person rent
$597
$718
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$476
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$37
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1027
$115
💸 GDP per capita
$18587
$723
😃 Human freedom index
8.23
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
80.8
61.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
34
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
1%
🎓 Higher education
75
27
😀 Quality of life
65
16
🏙️ Population
5.13M
27M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1287) is 11% more expensive than in Niger ($1161). Costa Rica ranked 55th vs 68th for Niger 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 0.1 months in Niger. Ranked 57th and 184th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Niger

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Niger as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 3 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 Niger
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.34
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.6
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$1.47
 Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$687
$812
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.1
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.13%
9.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2715
$1716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1648
$984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.7
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.94
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.78
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.85
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$52.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$562
$1051
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11369
$5434

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1398
342K
Limon
$1288
71.5K
Alajuela
$1303
44.4K
Liberia
$953
65.9K
Cartago
$1241
22.8K
Puntarenas
$821
41.5K
Heredia
$1335
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1714
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1236
3K

In Niger

City Cost of living Population
Niamey
$1172
1.5M
Maradi
$1131
267K
Zinder
$1131
236K