Costa Rica vs Sudan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Sudan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1223
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3032
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$553
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$929
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$466
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.4
$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1035
$199
💸 GDP per capita
$16942
$2183
😃 Human freedom index
8.23
4.05
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
65.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
15
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
93.7%
🎓 Higher education
75
45
😀 Quality of life
57
24
🏙️ Population
5.04M
40.5M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1223) is 35% more expensive than in Sudan ($908). Costa Rica ranked 51st vs 98th for Sudan 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 0.2 months in Sudan. Ranked 66th and 159th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Sudan

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Sudan as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 12 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 Sudan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.67
$6.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.11
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.96
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$626
$634
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$1178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$52.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
21.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1569
$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.1
$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.35
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$3.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.96
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.77
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72
$16.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$3.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$560
$58.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11203
$2024

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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 Sudan

City Cost of living Population
Khartoum
$888
5.35M
Omdurman
$908
2.81M
Khartoum North
$877
936K
Port Sudan
$1003
580K
Kassala
$1006
536K
Kosti
$860
528K
Nyala
$974
493K
El-Obeid
$855
418K
El-Gadarif
$943
355K
Al-Fashir
$960
286K
Ad-Damazin
$836
186K
Atbara
$1131
135K