Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Papua New Guinea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$534
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2912
$1326
🏠 One person rent
$520
$232
🏘️ Family rent
$969
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$33.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$402
💸 GDP per capita
$13365
$3116
😃 Human freedom index
8.04
6.88
❤️ Life expectancy
77
65.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
55
29
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
70.4%
🎓 Higher education
75
35
😀 Quality of life
58
41
🏙️ Population
5.21M
8.94M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1156) is 117% more expensive than in Papua New Guinea ($534). Costa Rica ranked 56th vs 167th for Papua New Guinea 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 0.8 months in Papua New Guinea. Ranked 65th and 123rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 2 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 Papua New Guinea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.51
$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.81
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.79
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.8
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.83%
11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1575
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1323
$818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$7.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.02
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.66
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.01
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.19
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.35
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10036
$3792

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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 Papua New Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Port Moresby
$537
317K
Lae
$522
101K