Costa Rica vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2912
$1825
🏠 One person rent
$520
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$969
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$637
💸 GDP per capita
$13365
$10675
😃 Human freedom index
8.04
5.63
❤️ Life expectancy
77
76
👮 Corruption perceptions index
55
34
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
15%
🎓 Higher education
75
77
😀 Quality of life
58
53
🏙️ Population
5.21M
85.3M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1156) is 60% more expensive than in Turkey ($724). Costa Rica ranked 56th vs 131st for Turkey 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 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 65th and 77th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Turkey

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 128 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 Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.51
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.81
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$797
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.8
$55.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.83%
29.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1575
$1682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1323
$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$18.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$5.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.02
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.66
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.01
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.19
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.35
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10036
$6999

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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 Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1025
15.5M
Ankara
$800
5.5M
Urfa
$667
1.99M
Izmir
$825
4.32M
Bursa
$772
2.9M
Diyarbakir
$733
1.73M
Adana
$630
1.77M
Kocaeli
$527
1.95M
Konya
$586
2.23M
Antalya
$935
2.43M
Mersin
$750
1.81M
Balikesir
$665
1.25M
Kayseri
$416
1.39M
Gaziantep
$434
1.68M
Denizli
$510
1.03M
Samsun
$567
1.34M
Aydin
$541
1.13M
Trabzon
$580
817K
Eskisehir
$558
871K
Erzurum
$542
768K
Corum
$490
295K
Manisa
$647
357K
Antakya
$563
378K
Kahramanmaras
$594
444K
Izmit
$618
363K
Elazig
$554
422K
Tarsus
$601
340K
Gebze
$582
371K
Adiyaman
$618
305K
Aksaray
$397
320K