Costa Rica vs Uzbekistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Uzbekistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$630
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2964
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$547
$319
🏘️ Family rent
$932
$576
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.7
$31.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$956
$395
💸 GDP per capita
$16595
$2496
😃 Human freedom index
8.04
4.9
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
71.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
55
33
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
4%
🎓 Higher education
75
29
😀 Quality of life
56
32
🏙️ Population
5.04M
34.9M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1195) is 90% more expensive than in Uzbekistan ($630). Costa Rica ranked 52nd vs 157th for Uzbekistan 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 0.6 months in Uzbekistan. Ranked 65th and 139th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Uzbekistan

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Uzbekistan as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 11 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 Uzbekistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$4.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.97
$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$1.1
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$465
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
22.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2170
$1269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$2.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$4.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.86
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$6.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.9
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.05
$3.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12191
$6731

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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 Uzbekistan

City Cost of living Population
Tashkent
$816
2.96M
Namangan
$527
626K
Andijan
$419
548K
Samarkand
$530
546K
Fergana
$469
289K
Bukhara
$452
280K
Qarshi
$435
275K
Margilan
$473
215K
Jizzakh
$468
163K
Chirchiq
$429
159K
Nukus
$394
320K