Costa Rica vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1904
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2964
$4462
🏠 One person rent
$547
$1238
🏘️ Family rent
$932
$2399
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.7
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$956
$3280
💸 GDP per capita
$16595
$52977
😃 Human freedom index
8.04
5.73
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
79.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
55
68
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
65%
🎓 Higher education
75
68
😀 Quality of life
56
78
🏙️ Population
5.04M
9.89M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1195) is 37% less expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($1904). Costa Rica ranked 52nd vs 19th for the United Arab Emirates 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 1.7 months in the United Arab Emirates. Ranked 65th and 30th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs the United Arab Emirates

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and the United Arab Emirates as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 9 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 United Arab Emirates
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$58.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.97
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$10.8
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$1420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$2605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$2024
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2170
$5331
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$3494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$59.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$9.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$8.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.86
$6.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.9
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$76.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.05
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$77.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$9.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$614
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12191
$10203

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Cities Comparison in Costa Rica vs the United Arab Emirates

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2309
3.33M
Abu Dhabi
$1802
1.48M
Al Ain
$1050
767K
Sharjah
$1503
1.25M
Ajman
$2084
490K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
116K
Fujairah
$1232
119K
Umm al-Quwain
$1768
44.4K
Madinat Zayed
$1630
29.1K