Costa Rica vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$381
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2964
$927
🏠 One person rent
$547
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$932
$272
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$137
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.7
$47.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$956
$172
💸 GDP per capita
$16595
$1407
😃 Human freedom index
8.04
5.49
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
66.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
55
29
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
75
61
😀 Quality of life
56
24
🏙️ Population
5.04M
224M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1195) is 214% more expensive than in Pakistan ($381). Costa Rica ranked 52nd vs 195th for Pakistan 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 0.5 months in Pakistan. Ranked 65th and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Pakistan

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Pakistan as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 36 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 Pakistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.97
$3.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$2.36
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
20.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2170
$655
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$7.16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$4.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$3.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.86
$1.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.9
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.05
$3.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$13.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$2.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$15.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$36.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12191
$1265

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In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1239
342K
Limon
$1201
71.5K
Alajuela
$1233
44.4K
Liberia
$898
65.9K
Puntarenas
$1277
41.5K
Cartago
$961
22.8K
Heredia
$1246
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1687
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1310
3K

In Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$429
14.9M
Lahore
$406
11.1M
Faisalabad
$319
3.2M
Rawalpindi
$376
2.1M
Peshawar
$338
1.97M
Multan
$371
1.87M
Islamabad
$439
1.01M
Gujranwala
$280
2.03M
Hyderabad
$315
1.73M
Sialkot
$335
592K
Bahawalpur
$294
762K
Quetta
$285
1M
Sargodha
$456
660K
Sheikhupura
$376
473K
Mardan
$372
404K
Sukkur
$325
500K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
399K
Larkana
$327
491K
Okara
$310
232K
Jhang
$292
414K
Wah
$323
259K
Mingora
$354
280K
Chiniot
$373
478K
Gujrat
$330
391K
Sahiwal
$312
248K
Nawabshah
$341
263K
Kamoke
$308
231K
Kohat
$374
171K
Jacobabad
$313
201K
Mirpur Khas
$376
237K