Costa Rica vs Slovakia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Slovakia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1179
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2964
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$547
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$932
$1094
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.7
$53.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$956
$1317
💸 GDP per capita
$16595
$24470
😃 Human freedom index
8.04
8.04
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
77.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
55
54
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
25.9%
🎓 Higher education
75
76
😀 Quality of life
56
71
🏙️ Population
5.04M
5.45M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1195) is 1% more expensive than in Slovakia ($1179). Costa Rica ranked 52nd vs 59th for Slovakia 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 1.1 months in Slovakia. Ranked 65th and 43rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Slovakia

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Slovakia as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 23 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 Slovakia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$8.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.97
$8.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$476
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$1061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$811
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2170
$3848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$2905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.86
$5.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.9
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.05
$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$69.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$452
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12191
$10338

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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 Slovakia

City Cost of living Population
Bratislava
$1307
476K
Kosice
$1242
229K
Petrzalka
$1234
114K
Zilina
$1039
82.7K
Nitra
$1062
77.6K
Presov
$989
84.8K
Trnava
$1197
63.8K
Martin
$1090
51.1K
Banska Bystrica
$1103
76K
Trencin
$1150
54.7K
Zvolen
$1574
39.8K
Povazska Bystrica
$1065
37.7K
Poprad
$1141
49.9K
Prievidza
$952
45K
Liptovsky Mikulas
$1110
30.5K
Nove Zamky
$1037
37.8K
Michalovce
$1112
36.7K
Komarno
$1067
32.3K
Levice
$898
32K
Ruzomberok
$1087
27.4K
Spisska Nova Ves
$1107
35.4K
Lucenec
$1166
25.9K
Piestany
$935
26.7K