{"id":593,"date":"2016-09-11T01:40:19","date_gmt":"2016-09-11T01:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ranchosilencio.com\/?p=593"},"modified":"2018-02-15T19:37:03","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T01:37:03","slug":"costa-rica-cost-of-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ranchosilencio.com\/costa-rica-cost-of-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Costa Rica Cost of Living"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the main things people want to know about when considering retiring in Costa Rica is what is the Costa Rica cost of living<\/strong>? The cost of living in Costa Rica varies a lot and that depends on how you decide to live. Let me explain.<\/p>\n

If you decide you have to have all the same stuff you had in the USA – 42″ tv, swimming pool, central air conditioning, a huge meat freezer, your favorite organic raw almond butter and so on – then it is going to cost you the same or more to live in Costa Rica than in the USA. (If you are from Canada or some other “western” country, this same principle applies to you. I am using “USA” because that is what I am most familiar with.)<\/p>\n

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The Costa Rica cost of living is shockingly high in some ways, as many products are much higher here than in the USA. For example, electronics like smart phones, computers, and tv’s – all cost 50-75% more than in the U.S..\u00a0<\/strong>Some other things like shoes or backpacks, refrigerators and so on also cost more in Costa Rica.<\/p>\n

Simple things like plastic baggies for food or a plastic wastebasket cost more in Costa Rica.<\/strong> If you have a “99 cent” or “Dollar” store in your area of the U.S., you will not find those here and all those things that cost a dollar in the U.S. will almost certainly cost 2-3 times more in Costa Rica.<\/p>\n

That’s the bad news.<\/p>\n

Now the good news re the Costa Rica Cost of Living<\/h2>\n

Other things in Costa Rica are much lower priced than in the USA.<\/p>\n

The Costa Rica cost of living is much cheaper for all of the following:<\/p>\n