Costa Rica vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1223
$965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3032
$2750
🏠 One person rent
$553
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$929
$897
🍽️ Food expenses
$466
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.4
$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1035
$1469
💸 GDP per capita
$16942
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
8.23
8.61
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
67
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
30%
🎓 Higher education
75
89
😀 Quality of life
57
78
🏙️ Population
5.04M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1223) is 27% more expensive than in Taiwan ($965). Costa Rica ranked 51st vs 90th for Taiwan 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 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 66th and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 17 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 Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.67
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.11
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$626
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$1049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.96%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$7466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1569
$4358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.1
$33.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$9.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.35
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.96
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.77
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$9.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$560
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11203
$16067

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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 Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1073
4.04M
Taipei
$1181
2.6M
Taichung
$894
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$956
2.73M
Tainan
$814
1.87M
Taoyuan
$875
2.33M
Hsinchu
$897
499K
Keelung
$967
367K
Zhubei
$821
218K
Chiayi
$747
252K
Changhua
$813
225K
Kinmen
$823
144K
Miaoli
$728
86.2K
Douliu
$770
109K
Nantou
$796
97.3K
Yilan
$731
95K
Taitung
$788
103K